The woman had been held captive and bound with iron chains by her husband in her own house. Acting on a tip-off, DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal and her team visited the location and rescued the woman. The DCW said that the woman had been married for the last 11 years and has three children from the marriage. The woman alleged that her husband used to beat her brutally and she had been locked in chains for the last 6 months. Ms. Maliwal said: “We have rescued the woman and started working on her rehabilitation.

Source: The Hindu August 25, 2020 18:03 UTC