INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
branded with a hot iron spoon, beaten and pinched allegedly by her mother and her live-in partner
The child, who was rescued by activists , has narrated what she went through at home."My daddy burnt me when I was eating," she told the
workers of a child rights NGO
The rescuers were brought to tears as the child recounted her ordeal."My daddy hit me first and pressed the hot iron spoon on me," she told
them.The child was rescued after her neighbours alerted a local politician who then passed on the message to activist Achyutha Rao
A case has been registered against the mother and the partner.Investigation has revealed the child's mother, a 25-year-old woman, had left
her husband and was living with another man
When differences cropped up between the woman and her new partner recently, they started venting out their frustration on the child."Yet
another instance of a child being targeted and abused because of problem between adults
While a woman has a right to move on after a failed marriage, very often children are becoming inadvertent victims," Mr Rao said.The
four-year-old has been sent to a government-run home for rescued children.For more Hyderabad news, click here
