August 31, 2022: Seema Patra accused of torturing her domestic help at her Jharkhand home, even smashing her teeth with an iron rod and starving her, was arrested this morning.

The suspended BJP leader has been sent to the judicial custody for 14 days.

Seema Patra was caught after her son revealed the horrific abuse to his friend, a government officer, and asked for help.

While being led away by the police, she told the media she was framed. "I am innocent," she said.

Seema Patra allegedly admitted her son to a hospital for exposing her. "He was unwell," she claimed when asked why her son was in hospital.

The BJP suspended Patra on Tuesday after a video of her domestic help accusing her of torture went viral. Ms Patra was a member of the national working committee of the BJP's women wing and her husband, Maheshwar Patra, is a retired IAS officer.

Sunita, the help, had been working for her for 10 years. She alleged that she was forced to lick urine off the floor. "She also broke my teeth with an iron rod," Sunita said.