12-year-old maid allegedly tortured to death by employers in Rawalpindi

A 12-year-old domestic worker Iqra was allegedly tortured to death by her employers in Rawalpindi’s Asghar Mall area within the jurisdiction of Banni Police Station.

As per media reports, the victim was critically injured and rushed to Holy Family Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday.

Police have arrested the primary suspects (the maid’s employers), Rashid Shafiq and his wife, Sana.

According to authorities, a case has been registered against them on the complaint of the deceased’s father, with the first information report (FIR) including murder charges along with seven other sections of the CrPC.

Iqra, a resident of Mandi Bahauddin, was employed as a domestic worker for a monthly salary of Rs8,000. Police revealed that the accused had previously misled authorities by falsely claiming that the girl’s parents were deceased.