Mumbai: Aunt scalds 9-year-old with hot water for not washing clothes properly; held
3 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai: Aunt scalds 9-year-old with hot water for not washing clothes properly; held

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Mumbai Police arrested a 30-year-old woman for allegedly pouring hot water on her nine-year-old niece after the minor was not able to wash clothes properly, The Times of India reported. Upon further questioning by the police, the girl revealed that because she couldn’t wash clothes properly, her aunt had poured hot water over her, scalding her neck, right shoulder, ear and leg. The aunt, identified as Safiya Sheikh, was arrested under the Juvenile Justice Act and section 326 of the Indian Penal Code. Police said the girl’s mother was mentally ill, which is why she was sent off to live at her aunt’s place.

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