ISLAMABAD: Ten-year-old maid, Tayyaba, who was supposedly tortured while working at an additional session judge’s home and later reported missing, was found by Law Enforcement Agencies from suburban Islamabad.
The case of the supposed torture of the child caught the media’s attention after she was recovered from the residence of Additional Sessions Judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan, the police took custody of the child.
The whereabouts of the girl and her parents had become a key issue which led to the summoning of Tayyaba’s parents along with police officials in the court.
The little girl, whose hands and face bore visible torture marks, told police that she got a wounded eye after falling from the stairs, while her hand was burnt unintentionally, and had earlier rejected being hurt by her employers.
After being softly inquired by a female official the child confessed her troubles. Before the magistrate, she stated that her hand was burnt on the stove for losing the broom.
On Tuesday, the matter was settled out of court and, according to the child’s father; they had forgiven the inhumane actions.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took suo moto notice of the case and summoned Tayyaba’s parents along with police officials
