Jalpaiguri, 21st February: In Jalpaiguri, a retired police officer and his wife have been accused of physically assaulting their domestic helper on suspicion of theft. The injured woman is currently undergoing treatment at Jalpaiguri Super Specialty Hospital.
As per the report, Manobala Roy had been working as a domestic helper for the past 12-14 years in the house of Bisaru Ghosh, a resident of the Mandalghat area of Jalpaiguri. After a gold ring went missing from their house last Wednesday, Bisaru Ghosh and his wife Pratima Ghosh called Manobala Roy at their house on Thursday evening and charged her with the theft. Allegedly, she was also beaten up with an iron rod which led to multiple blood clots in several parts of her body. Later on Sunday night, Manobala Roy’s condition deteriorated and was admitted to the Jalpaiguri Super Specialty Hospital.
A written complaint has been lodged at Jalpaiguri Kotwali police station on behalf of Manobala Roy’s family. The victim and her family demanded severe punishment against the accused.