A 10-year-old girl, who worked as a housemaid, was allegedly tortured to death in Lahore. Parents of Erum, a household servant, said their daughter was lethally subjected to torture by Altaf Mehmood, owner of the house and his family members. Police said Altaf brought the injured girl to the Services Hospital in a critical condition where she succumbed to her injuries.
According to hospital sources, the girlÂ’s body bore marks of torture but doctors were not sure if she died of torture.
| "How did she die, doctor?" "Hard to be sure. Might have been alligator bites. See those marks? Never can tell for sure." |
Meanwhile, police took in custody house owner Altaf and his son for interrogation. However, police said they did not receive any application from the bereaved parents to initiate legal action, adding they will begin proceedings as and when such an application is received.