The Mahila Police of Sachivayalam, along with the Patamata police, rescued a seven-year-old girl who was allegedly branded with a hot spoon by her ‘superstitious’ parents, from Patamata area in the city a few days ago.
Hearing the screams of the girl, the neighbours alerted the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Commission and the Sachivayalam staff concerned. The rescued girl was produced before the NTR District Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which referred her to a Child Care Institution (CCI).