The accused, a 45-year-old businessman who has a factry of plastic granules in outer Delhi, has been arrested.
They two sisters told the police that they had been brought to Delhi by someone from their village in Jharkhand and were working as domestic helps..
"We are also trying to identify the placement agency through which the girls were employed," said a senior police official.
The police have also informed Jharkhand Bhawan officials and have requested them to trace the parents of the girls.
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A neighbour had made the call.
A team of DCW counsellors immediately reached the spot with the Delhi Police. On enquiring about the minor girls, the son of the employer tried to mislead the team but on searching the house, two girls were found hidden in a dark room.
The girls appeared frightened, the olice said. They were brought to Rani Bagh police station and counselling was provided to them.
"They said that their parents are very poor and they belong to Jharkhand and were brought to Delhi by a woman. They claimed to be physically and mentally tortured and confined to the house.
An FIR has been registered at Rani Bagh police in the matter. The girls have been sent to a government shelter home. They will be produced before the Chief Welfare Committee and a magistrate.
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