The Maharashtra government Tuesday slapped a case against Bollywood actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi and television star Laxmi for allegedly employing minors as servants at their respective residences.
“We were informed that both Suchitra and Laxmi have hired minor girls at maids. Accordingly, we have initiated necessary proceedings against the two actresses. We appeal to people to come forward and give us information about such individuals who employ child labour so we can take suitable steps in the matter,” Labour Minister Nawab Malik told reporters here Tuesday.
Krishnamoorthi is the ex-wife of filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
The government took this step in the wake of growing abuse on minor servants in the city.
On Saturday, television actor Urvashi Danokar was arrested for physically abusing her 10-year-old maid-Rameshwari. She got a bail the same day, while the maid is presently in a juvenile rescue home.
The Child Labour Prevention Act, 1986, was amended October 2006 to ban employment of children under 14 as domestic servants and in dhabas, restaurants, hotels and other hospitality sectors. It makes their employment a punishable offence.
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