Mumbai, September 2: The brutal torture of a young girl working as domestic help for a household in Nagpur, Maharashtra, stunned the neighbourhood. The child was beaten, burned with cigarettes, and locked in darkness for days.

In Nagpur's Atharva Nagari Society, a family brought a 12-year-old girl from Bengaluru to help with the domestic work, according to the police.

When the girl made mistakes, the house owners reportedly burnt her with a hot pan and cigarettes and subjected her to physical punishment. She sustained burns from hot cooking utensils, cigarettes, on all over her body and even on the private parts. While her 'bosses' were in Bengaluru, she was imprisoned inside the house for nearly four days. Delhi: Woman Pilot, Her Husband Thrashed by Locals, Later Detained by Police for Assaulting 10-Year-Old Domestic Help (Watch Video). 

When the girl was discovered by the neighbours, her ordeal was made public. They witnessed her attempting to escape the house through a window after hearing her calls for assistance. She was brought outside the house by the neighbours, who also provided her with food and water before calling the police.

One of the neighbours said that the house's electricity had been disconnected because the employer of the young girl had failed to pay the bill. The girl was forced to spend her nights in complete darkness while subsisting solely on bread. Jharkhand Horror: Woman Who Worked at BJP Leader Seema Patra's House Tortured, Thrashed by Owner in Ranchi.

One of the neighbours recalled how they witnessed her attempting to force her way out of the house through a window one evening, before saving and feeding her. Later, they alerted the authorities so they could take the appropriate action. According to the child's parents, the family assured them that after transporting the girl to Nagpur, they would take care of and educate their daughter.

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