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The Mahagun Moderne society in Noida Sector 78 on 13 July banned domestic help from Bangladesh from working in the society, reported Hindustan Times.
Almost every house in Mahagun has Bangladeshi help. Residents said that so far they used to get maids through security guards of the society who knew them. However, now they are planning to reach out to an agency to employ new helps, reportedly.
The society was attacked by a mob on 12 July. The crowd pelted stones and vandalised property using steel rods after forcing their way into the gated apartment complex.
There are conflicting reports about what sparked the violence. According to some reports, violence broke out after a woman, Zora Bibi, who was employed as a domestic worker at a house in the society, was handed over to police after she was allegedly caught stealing. However, other sources suggested that the mob became violent over reports of Zora being held captive in a house.
A group of people, said to be from her village, gathered at Sector 78 before proceeding to force entry into the complex. The mob also blocked the main Dadri-Surajpur-Chhalera (DSC) road at Barola and halted traffic going towards Noida Phase 2 Industrial Area, reportedly.
Police said Zora was allegedly beaten up by a resident of the society, while another resident said that the mob was angered because she was handed over to police, Hindustan Times reported.
Arun Kumar, Superintendent of Police (city), was quoted as saying:
Kumar said that the villagers were “enraged” because the help had been handed over to police.
AK Singh, the Noida SP said:
Commenting on the issue, Vibhuti Chaudhary, a resident of Mahagun said on Wednesday:
Abdul Sattar, Zora’s husband, on the other hand, said that they were worried because Zora had been missing and they had only gone to inquire after her. He added that they were assaulted by the security guards first, after which they resorted to stone-pelting in self-defence.
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