New York officials have stated that an Indian origin woman in the US has been charged with brutally abusing her 12 year old stepdaughter for nearly two years, and she now faces 25 years in jail. Sheetal Ranot, 35 was found guilty of locking her pre-teen step daughter Maya Ranot, in her bedroom without food or even water for extended periods of time.
It is stated that the criminal charges allege that this young victim was subjected to years of unspeakable physical abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother including being locked in her bedroom by her stepmother without food or water for extended periods of time and forced to take cold showers while her father hit her about her body with his hands and even a baseball bat.
Meanwhile t is alleged that for a long time this emaciated child was fearful of disclosing the true nature of her injuries or those responsible for her suffering for fear that her younger step-siblings would be taken away by authorities and placed in foster care.
Rajesh Ranot, the victim’s biological father, is also charged with second and third degree assault, first degree unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child, and will be tried at a later date.
