RAWALPINDI: A minor house helper Zahra Bibi, who had been beaten to death, was frequently tortured and the incident was recorded on video, it has been revealed.
According to details, police officials have managed to obtain access to the cellular devices of Hasan Siddiqui and his wife Umme Kulsoom.
The investigation officials further said that they have recovered some videos from the devices which showed the minor, Zahra bibi, being tortured by the employers.
The officials said that they have also found an image that shows the minor domestic worker locked up in a large birdcage, allegedly as a punishment.
Relevant sources informed that the couple used to assault the child frequently before the incident surfaced. Replying to a query, the source informed that the police have not obtained any evidence yet which proves that the couple had filmed the obscene videos.
Sources further informed that the victim’s father and the couple had an agreement for her services. According to the agreement, a sum of Rs80,000 had been paid to the Zohra’s father against her services for eight months.
It is worth mentioning here that the eight-year-old housemaid was reportedly tortured to death by the couple over mistakenly releasing two parrots from a cage.
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