A 20-year-old Reddit user from a lower-middle-class Sikh family in India has shared about ongoing abuse by her father, a part-time Zomato delivery worker. The 49-year-old, who also earns from sales and rents, takes home ₹ 40,000 monthly.
The father regularly beats his daughter with belts, slaps, chokes and even uses a hammer for minor reasons. The daughter’s faults include wearing sleeveless clothes. Also Read | Workplace harassment: Boss starts crying as she is not offered samosa
“Irony? He’s always in his underwear at home. I’m so uncomfortable. He does stuff down there in front of everyone,” the Reddit user wrote.
“We’re so poor and also I depend on him for college fees, books and travel. I’m tired. My self-respect, my life, everything’s ruined,” she wrote.
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