NEW YORK,July2,2012: The sister-in-law of an Indian woman, who came to the US after an arranged marriage, has been sentenced to two years in prison for physically assaulting her and treating her as a slave.
Rajani Jagota, 32, was convicted in February this year on charges of labour trafficking and assault, Rockland county district attorney Thomas Zugibe said in New York. The victim, now 25-year-old , is an Indian citizen who came to the US after an arranged marriage with Vishal Jagota. The defendant, along with her mother, Parveen Jagota and brother using intimidation , physical abuse and manipulation to force the victim to work as a round-the-clock servant, performing a variety of household chores, cooking, child care and other tasks under threats of violence.
Rajani Jagota, 32, was convicted in February this year on charges of labour trafficking and assault, Rockland county district attorney Thomas Zugibe said in New York. The victim, now 25-year-old , is an Indian citizen who came to the US after an arranged marriage with Vishal Jagota. The defendant, along with her mother, Parveen Jagota and brother using intimidation , physical abuse and manipulation to force the victim to work as a round-the-clock servant, performing a variety of household chores, cooking, child care and other tasks under threats of violence.