Sandhya (16) hails from Samarlakota in East Godavari district. She has been employed by Bhanupriya as a domestic help at her house in Chennai. The news is that the girl's mother has lodged a complaint with police that Sandhya has gone missing.

"My daughter has been working at Bhanupriya's house in Chennai for 16 months. My daughter is now missing. Bhanupriya never let me even meet my daughter for 16 months. She never paid her any salary. The agreement was to pay a salary of Rs 10,000 per month. When I recently went to Chennai with relatives, the watchman didn't let us in. He didn't open the gate. My complaint is that Bhanupriya confined my daughter illegally for several months," Prabhavati, the girl's daughter alleged.

The yesteryear actress, who was last year seen in 'Mahanati', is reported to have employed the 16-year-old girl through some middlemen. It's illegal to employ a child.

Prabhavati also alleged that Gopalakrishna, Bhanupriya's brother, has sexually abused her daughter. As per a news channel's report, he threatened the girl's family earlier this month.