Seema an unfortunate girl of 12 years, was mercilessly tortured by police in the name of conducting inquiry into murder of her employer, an old lady, on the second day of her joining. Naturally, she would not know any of the relatives or friends of her employer and she was in no position to name the person, who visited her employer, talked to her in a closed room and went away after threatening Seema, just before her employer was found dead, but police kept on torturing her for three days. She was tied with an electric cord and was thrashed with a ruler. She was made to sit with her hands bent and legs tied with cane. She was treated with extreme severity, when they hung her upside down and slapped on her ears. Neither she was provided the basic amenities nor even a blanket and food in the police custody. Even her uncle was taken into custody and he too had to go through a similar traumatic experience in the name of interrogation.

SACCS/BBA in no time took up the case and on 23rd January 1998 a petition was filed to NHRC. At the same time, applications were sent to the police department and different human rights organisations like Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International etc. asking for their intervention.