India News | UP: SP MLA, Wife Issued Notice for Employing Minor Help, Given One Week to Respond
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Zahid Beg and his wife have been issued a notice for allegedly subjecting a minor girl to child labour at their official residence here for two and a half years, officials said on Thursday.
Bhadohi (UP), Sep 12 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Zahid Beg and his wife have been issued a notice for allegedly subjecting a minor girl to child labour at their official residence here for two and a half years, officials said on Thursday.
According to the officials, the Uttar Pradesh Labour Department served the notice to the couple in the afternoon, requiring a response within a week.
"The Labour Department has served a notice on Beg and his wife, accusing them of holding the 17-year-old captive and forcing her to work without pay," Labour Enforcement Officer J P Singh said.
The action comes following the tragic suicide of another teenager at the MLA's residence on Monday and the subsequent rescue of the 17-year-old girl during a raid conducted by Bhadohi police and Labour Enforcement Department personnel on Tuesday.
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The girl was handed over to a social organisation after she appeared before the Child Welfare Committee. She also underwent a medical examination, which confirmed her age as 17, labour department officials said.
The Child Welfare Committee chairman, P C Upadhyay, recorded the girl's statement and instructed the Labour Department to take appropriate action based on the evidence.
Beg and his wife will be required to deposit two and a half years' wages into the rescued girl's newly opened bank account. Failure to respond to the notice within a week will lead to further legal action, Singh said.
Singh said that Beg and his wife will be required to deposit two and a half years' wages into the rescued girl's newly opened bank account. Failure to respond to the notice within a week will result in further legal proceedings.
The Labour Department is also filing a case against Beg and his wife in the court of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Bhadohi, he added.
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