Bengaluru: Maid, who jumped to her death, was harassed by CA, wife, say residents

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Commission for Women and expert committee on preventing sexual violence against women and children have sought a report from the Mahadevapura police in connection with the death of a minor maid, who jumped to her death from the ninth floor of an apartment building on Sunday night.

Following allegations that the maid, Phoolmuni, was frequently harassed by her employers, Vishal, a Chartered Accountant, and his wife Garima, the two authorities have asked the police for an impartial probe into the case.

It is learnt that other residents of Gopalan Grandeur Apartment at Hoodi, where the incident took place, have complained to Nagalakshmi Bai, the chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women, that the girl was assaulted by the couple over trivial issues. It is alleged that the girl was slapped even if a cockroach was found in the kitchen. Also, many residents have reportedly complained that they heard the girl’s screams frequently. The police are yet to conduct the postmortem on the girl’s body as no one from her family has arrived.