Locked for two days, Delhi minor maid escapes

A minor maid escaped after being locked by an Air India woman employee in her Delhi home for two days, police said Tuesday.

The victim, hailing from Manipur, escaped Monday. She had come to Delhi two years ago and was employed at Air India crew member Kirathoibi's house in the Sarojini Nagar area of south Delhi.

"Monday evening, Kirathoibi's help informed a neighbour that she was locked inside the house for two days. She somehow managed to escape when her employer left for work," said a police officer.

A neighbour called the police, said the officer.

The victim told police that Kirathoibi used to beat and lock her inside the house whenever she went for work. She did the same thing Sunday and left for duty. She is now abroad.

Police have registered a case against her employer and started a probe. They said the victim has been sent to a child welfare home.

Early this month, a senior employee of a French multinational company and a resident of Vasant Kunj was arrested for physically abusing her domestic help.