Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) A criminal case was lodged against a woman doctor here Wednesday for allegedly assaulting an 11-year-old girl, who was employed in the medico’s house as a domestic help, police said.
The accused, Aruna Bharti, is a faculty member at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here.

The girl was rescued by the Child Helpline Monday evening from Bharti’s flat from inside the SGPGIMS campus after her neighbours called up the helpline complaining that they are hearing the cries of a girl from the house for the past few days.

The girl, an orphan and a native of Lallapur in Varanasi district, was brought to Bharti’s house by her uncle about a month ago and the doctor allegedly paid Rs.1,000 as advance for employing her as domestic help.

“Maam used to beat me everyday for petty mistakes. Whether it was a delay in cleaning the kitchen or getting her six-year-old daughter ready for school, she used to beat me ruthlessly every day,” the girl, whose had swollen eyes and bruises on her entire body told mediapersons.

The doctor, however, is on the run and police are making efforts to nab her.

“A case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including attempt to murder, has been lodged against Bharti and we are trying to nab her. The neighbours have also informed us that she used to physically torture other domestic helps earlier too,” police spokesperson A.K. Pathak told IANS.