Mob thrash pilot, husband for ‘torturing’ minor domestic help in Delhi’s Dwarka

A 10-year-old girl working as a domestic help at a couple’s house in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka was allegedly beaten up by them on Wednesday, following which a group of agitated people manhandled the duo.
The accused — Kaushik Bagchi (36) and Poornima Bagchi (33) — have been arrested in connection with the incident, they said.
Police said the woman works as a pilot with a private airline while her husband is deployed with the ground staff in another private airline. After the incident came to light, the couple was confronted by the victim’s relatives and others who also manhandled them.
The minor girl was employed at the couple’s house through the victim’s relative, who also works in a nearby house, they added.
In a purported video, the alleged couple could be seen being manhandled and beaten up by a mob. Some of the women were also seen slapping and pulling the hair of the accused woman, who was in her uniform.
Poornima was heard apologising in the video, while Kaushik was seen shielding her from the agitated mob, saying that “she would die… Leave her..”. An elderly man intervened, and then the crowd dispersed.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), M Harsha Vardhan, said that around 9 am, information was received at Dwarka South police station regarding the mistreatment of a child who worked as a domestic help.