Teen caretaker tortured for three months, killed in Chennai; six arrested

Chennai: A 15-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a house here where she was employed as a domestic help, police said on Saturday.

The couple who had employed the girl as their domestic help was detained, police said, and claimed that there were wounds reportedly caused due to branding with an iron box.

Four other people were arrested in connection with the case, ANI reported.

The victim was being beaten on the night of October 31 when she passed away.

The Aminjikarai police have registered a case and are investigating.

The accused have been identified as Mohammed Nishad, Nivetha alias Nasiya, Lokesh, Jaya Sakthi, Seema and Maheshwari.

With PTI inputs