Jharkhand police on Wednesday arrested suspended BJP chief Seema Patra, spouse of a retired IAS officer, on allegations of torturing her 29-year-old tribal help Sunita, police sources said.
Acting on a tip-off from a government employee, the Ranchi Police had rescued the female from Patra’s residence last week and recorded the domestic help’ assertion on Tuesday before a magistrate, sources said.
Patra had allegedly stored the lady captive in her dwelling in Ranchi’s posh Ashok Nagar vicinity for numerous years.
Patra used to be suspended via BJP after a video of the woman, Sunita, narrating her ordeal, went viral on social media with needs for Patra’s arrest.
Governor Ramesh Bais too on Tuesday requested DGP Neeraj Sinha as to why no action has been taken towards suspended BJP leader.
Members of various tribal outfits visited Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) where the woman is present process treatment and met her on Tuesday.
