Summary:
Ranchi, Aug 31 (PTI) A tale of inhuman torture has unfolded since Sunita, a 29-year-old tribal help who was allegedly held captive at now-suspended BJP leader Seema Patra’s residence in Ranchi, was rescued by the police, an officer here said on Wednesday.
Patra, the wife of a retired IAS officer, was arrested during the day.
Sunita was found in an "indescribable condition" on the night of August 22, Argora Police Station in-charge Vinod Kumar said.
"She had severe wounds and burn marks all over her body, as examined by a woman officer.
She looked highly malnourished.
She is in a state of trauma.
Sunita claimed that she was made to lick her urine… Many of her teeth are missing.
She was allegedly hit with iron rods," Kumar told PTI.
Sunita, who claimed she was held captive for eight years, is now undergoing treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here.
The victim"s statement was recorded before a magistrate on Tuesday.
Vivek Basky, a friend of the BJP leader"s son, had approached the police to inform them about Sunita, following which an FIR was registered under various provisions of the SC/ST Act and IPC.
The police then conducted a raid at Patra’s Ashok Nagar residence.
A video of Sunita narrating her ordeal had gone viral on social media, following which clamour for Patra’s arrest had grown louder across the state and elsewhere.