Odisha Parents Chain Minor Daughter To Cot Citing Mental Illness Mar 05, 2021, 14:49 IST
Odisha: A 15-year-old girl allegedly has been chained to a cot at her home in a remote village in Odisha’s Keonjhar district while her parents, both daily wage laborers, were away for work.
The parents have said that she has mental health issues. They have also said that she earlier studied at a residential school and had returned home after the lockdown.
She has been chained to a cot outside their two-room kutcha house, her legs tied together. The matter came to light after some social workers met the girl during a visit to the village.