Cops rescue two girls abandoned by their father

Two children abandoned by their parents for four days without food and water were rescued from their Samaypur Badli home in northwest Delhi by the police recently. The two minor sisters, suffering from deep wounds due to maggot infestation, were forced to live in a dark, locked room devoid of ventilation after being deserted by their drunkard father.

The two girls, eight and three years old, were left alone in their rented house in Nepali Colony’s Radha Vihar neighbourhood, allegedly by their drunkard father on August 15, said the police.

“After a foul smell started emanating from the house, their neighbours made a PCR call on August 19 and the two girls were rescued from the house. The girls were suffering from maggot infestation and skin infection. The room had no ventilation and was a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The two girls had also not eaten for days and were on the verge of death when they were rescued,” said a senior police official.

The two sisters were admitted to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and are currently out of danger.

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal also met the girls and said the women’s panel will take care of them. “Met 2 little girls abandoned by parents. Hv deep wounds infested with maggot, were stinking. Such a shame. Parents shud b punished for this. DCW to ensure there upkeep. DCW counsellors attending to girl. Spoke to @SandeepKumar ji n he has assured admission in residential school,” she said in a series of tweets.

“The police has registered a case under Sections 317 IPC (abandonment of child under 12 years by parents or guardian) and 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act. Once the girls are in better condition, we will produce them before CWC (Child Welfare Committee, a quasi-judicial body),” said Vikramjeet Singh, DCP (Outer).

Police teams have been formed to trace their parents. The girls’ father, Bunty, from Uttar Pradesh, used to work as a labourer and spent all his income on alcohol. He is currently unemployed.