A girl, working as a maid, was allegedly molested following which three persons were arrested in West Bengal's Howrah district today, police said.
The girl, hailing from Assam, was working as a maid in the house of one person at Chatterjeehat area for the last six months, they said.
On Saturday, following an incident of theft inside the house, the girl was allegedly tortured by the person and two women members of his family, police said.
The person also allegedly molested her after which the girl tried to commit suicide by consuming poison, they said.
The girl was admitted to the Howrah district hospital in a serious condition the following day, police said, adding that after she recuperated a bit, she told the police about the incident and an FIR was filed.
Based on the FIR, the person and two women family members were arrested and are being interrogated, they said.
