By Namrata Sarkar | Wednesday 31st Aug , 2022
Seema Patra, the head of the BJP’s Jharkhand branch, has been placed on administrative leave after being charged of torturing, assaulting, and locking up her domestic assistance for eight years.
Onย Tuesday,ย theย BJPย suspendedย Seemaย Patra,ย theย headย ofย itsย chapterย inย Jharkhand,ย followingย accusationsย thatย sheย hadย mistreatedย herย housekeeperย forย eightย years. Anย articleย fromย Indiaย Todayย claimsย thatย Sunita,ย aย tribalย woman,ย wasย forcedย toย cleanย theย bathroomย withย herย tongue. Theย victim,ย Sunita,ย wasย allegedlyย beatenย withย aย hotย panย andย ironย rodsย andย madeย toย lickย theย urineย offย theย floor.ย Sunitaย hasย numerousย injuriesย onย herย body.ย

Sunita was unable to stand by herself because she was imprisoned in a chamber without food or drink and had her teeth shattered with an iron rod as well. At the moment, she is receiving care at RIMS in Ranchi.On August 22, Ranchi Police freed the victim from the BJP leader’s residence.
Seema Patra, a former Jharkhand-based IAS officer who is also his wife, has not yet been detained.
The event has been reported to the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Sunita is a resident of a village in Gumla and is of tribal descent.
Sheย wasย hiredย toย workย asย aย domesticย helperย inย theย Patras’ย homeย aboutย tenย yearsย ago.ย Later,ย sheย andย theย couple’sย daughterย Vatsalaย Patraย wereย dispatchedย toย Delhi.ย Whenย Vatsalaย wasย transferredย fromย Delhiย toย Ranchi,ย Sunitaย returnedย thereย andย stayedย atย BJP’S Seema’sย residence.
If Sunita’s urine unintentionally spilled outside of the room, she had to wipe it up by licking it with her mouth, according to the news agency IANS.
According to reports, Ayushman, Patra’s son, sought to assist the victim and told his buddy Vivek Baski, a personnel department officer in the Jharkhand government, about the events that had taken place at home.
Sunita then told Vivek about her trauma, and after Vivek complained to Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha, Sunita was saved.

According to a tweet from The Dalit Voice, Sunita was repeatedly burned with iron rods while being forced to “lick urine.”
The user also posted a video of Sunita lying on a hospital bed, clearly hurt.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENT
- Seema Patra, a suspended BJP politician, has been taken into custody by Ranchi police.
- The tortureย ofย Seemaย Patra’sย tribalย maidย isย allegedย toย haveย takenย place.ย
- Later that day, she would appear in court.
Atย theย Agodaย policeย stationย inย Ranchi,ย aย caseย wasย filedย againstย Patra,ย theย spouseย ofย formerย IASย officerย Maheshwarย Patra,ย underย theย pertinentย sectionsย ofย theย Indianย Penalย Codeย (IPC)ย andย theย SCSTย Act,ย 1989.ย Tuesday,ย theย courtย usedย Sectionย 164ย toย recordย Sunita’sย testimony.ย Afterย Seemaย Patraย wasย chargedย withย mistreatingย her housekeeper,ย theย Jharkhandย BJPย placedย herย onย indefiniteย leave.ย Seemaย Patraย was capturedย byย Ranchiย policeย asย sheย attemptedย toย fleeย theย cityย onย theย roadย afterย theyย hadย conductedย manyย raidsย toย arrestย her.
ย Agoraย policeย inย Ranchiย beganย lookingย forย Seemaย Patraย afterย sheย ranย awayย outย ofย dreadย ofย beingย apprehendedย byย theย police.ย Theย domesticย helperย Sunitaย wasย allegedlyย madeย toย scrubย theย toiletย withย herย tongue.ย Sunita’sย bodyย wasย coveredย withย numerousย wounds.ย Sheย claimsย Seemaย Patraย onceย burnedย herย withย hotย objects.
WHO IS SEEMA PATRA?
The state convener of the “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao” movement is Seema Patra.
She was a part of the BJP’s women’s wing and is Maheshwar Patra’s wife, an ex-IAS officer. Ayushman Patra, Seema Patra’s son, tried to protect the maid when he was working at the state secretariat, and he told his friend Vivek Baske about the events at home.
Sunitaย wasย savedย withย hisย assistanceย afterย she, at last,ย toldย Vivekย aboutย herย tragedy.ย Theย allegationsย thatย Seemaย Patraย hadย harassedย herย domesticย workerย inย Jharkhandย wereย broughtย toย theย attentionย ofย theย Nationalย Commissionย forย Women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzK56yKxYU
NCWย chairpersonย Rekhaย Sharmaย saidย inย aย statementย thatย theย panelย hasย writtenย toย theย DGPย ofย Jharkhandย requestingย thatย theย accusedย beย takenย intoย custodyย ifย theย chargesย areย provenย toย beย genuine.ย Rekhaย Sharmaย hasย stated,ย “Theย BJP Commissionย hasย alsoย requestedย aย fairย andย timelyย probeย onย theย matter.











