PALAKKAD: Police have arrested a mother and her lover for brutally torturing her minor children. The arrested persons are Perumbilavu native Hafsa and her lover Muhammad Shabeer. Hafsa, who got separated from her husband, had been living with Shabeer in a rented house.

Hafsa's children were also staying with Hafsa. Both Hafsa and Shabeer did not allow the children to go to school. They forced the children to do household work. The children were tied to the bed and brutally beaten when they refused to do the work. They were even beaten using a mobile charger.

Unable to bear the torture, the children managed to escape from the rented house and reach the house of Hafsa's relatives. Following this, the relatives informed the police and lodged a complaint against Hafsa and Shabeer. The two were soon arrested by the police.