Holidaying doc couple who locked up maid arrested
April 04, 2012  16:21

The doctor couple accused of leaving a 13-year-old help locked up in their Dwarka flat for the duration of their foreign trip were denied anticipatory bail on Tuesday even as their counsel claimed Sanjay and Sumita Verma had been present in the country since late last week, contrary to police's claims.

 

The Vermas' counsel told court that the girl in question is not a minor, was provided with a duplicate key and proper rations, and the nature of her work was not hazardous, but additional sessions judge IS Mehta rejected the application on the grounds that the girl was 13 years old and rescued after "four days of confinement from the flat, empty stomach and without food."

 

The court also noted that leaving the minor locked in the house was "inhuman conduct" and the nature of her work needed to be investigated.

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