Eight-year-old beaten by employers, rescued in Delhi

The girl from Bihar, hired a month ago to look after a couple's three-year-old baby was allegedly beaten several times by her employers. Rajesh Chaturvedi a sales and marketing executive with Ranbaxy, has been detained.

The latest instance of her abuse came to light after she tried to call her mother in Bihar to inform her of the regular beating. The couple hit her yesterday and today when they got to know of it.

However, a local NGO who were informed by a neighbour rescued her today along with the police.

A medical examination on the girl showed visible marks on her hand. The girl has now been sent to a juvenile shelter home.