“Assam: Dr Walliul Islam and his wife booked for torturing their minor ‘adopted daughter’; Islam was charged in a similar case in 2017”, Opindia, May 6, 2023:
“On Saturday, May 6, the Guwahati Police filed a charge sheet against Dr Walliul Islam and his wife, Dr Sangeeta Datta, for allegedly torturing their 3-year-old ‘adopted daughter’ for several months. The horrific incident came to light after noted child rights activist Miguel Das Queah who runs a NGO named UTSAH posted about it on his Facebook page, pleading for police assistance in rescuing the minor girl.
The couple used to tie their ‘adopted daughter’ on the terrace in the scorching summer heat, the images of the same surfaced online. The girl has reportedly been retrieved by the police. Several media reports have stated that Dr Waliul Islam and a caretaker named Lakshmi Nath have been arrested while Dr Sangeeta Datta is absconding.
However, an India Today NE report stated that the couple has been detained. It was also reported that the accused Dr Sangeeta Datta had released a video statement wherein she alleged that she and her husband have been a target of a conspiracy to finish their careers. She also refuted all the allegations against her and her husband….”
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