A chilling case of alleged child abuse has emerged from a CRPF camp in Greater Noida, where a 10-year-old girl was reportedly beaten, starved and forced into domestic work by a CRPF constable and his wife, leaving her critically injured and on ventilator support.
Greater Noida police have arrested a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable and his wife for allegedly subjecting a 10-year-old girl to brutal physical abuse and starvation at their government accommodation inside a CRPF camp.
The child is currently fighting for her life on ventilator support at a private hospital in Noida. The accused have been identified as Tariq Anwar, a CRPF constable deployed with the 235th Battalion, and his wife Rimpa Khatoon.
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Police said the couple had brought the minor—reported to be a relative of Rimpa Khatoon—to their residence without official permission and forced her to work as a domestic help.
According to investigators, the child was repeatedly assaulted over an extended period and denied proper food and medical care. On the intervening night of January 14 and 15, the couple allegedly subjected her to severe physical violence, leaving her with critical injuries to her head, chest and other parts of the body.
The girl was initially taken to Sarvodaya Hospital in Bisrakh in a semi-conscious state. Doctors found multiple old and new injuries, including fractured ribs, torn nails, swelling around the eyes, and scars across her body.
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Medical tests also revealed her haemoglobin level had dropped to a dangerously low 1.9, indicating prolonged neglect and deprivation.
Despite doctors advising intensive care, the couple allegedly removed the child from the hospital against medical advice, citing financial constraints. She was later shifted to Max Hospital in Noida, where she remains on ventilator support.
The case came to light after a CRPF Assistant Commandant wrote to the police and the district Child Welfare Committee, seeking registration of an FIR and action under child labour, trafficking and grievous abuse laws.
An FIR was subsequently registered under Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Following the arrest, the CRPF suspended the constable and ordered a departmental inquiry. The force said it would fully cooperate with the police investigation and bear the medical expenses of the critically injured child.
Published: 19 Jan 2026, 12:04 pm IST
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