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In 2017, Zohra Bibi, a domestic worker in Mahagun Modern Society, Noida went �missing� for a day; she was eventually found in the basement of her employer�s building. While the police framed it as a missing person�s case, Zohra claimed otherwise. According to her, she was beaten up by her employer for demanding a wage hike and was later locked in the basement by him. The employeraccused her of stealing money. The news about the abusive treatment of Zohra Bibi spread in the slum where she was living and a militant protest was held by slum dwellers in front of the society complex where Zohra worked as a domestic worker. The residents of the society called the police who usedharshmethods to shut down the protest, arresting thirteen protesters. Ironically, police closed Zohra Bibi�s case citing lack of evidence but continued its investigation in to the arrested protesters diverting the focus from the real issue. Zohra Bibi�s case shows the experiences of migrant domestic women workers in cities. It is evident that workers have no right to protest, express their anger or demand their rights. In the absence of dignity and justice for domestic women workers who are part of India�s informal economy, it is showing contradictory nature of urbanization and urban economybut at the same time againstthe �right to city� and idea of �safe city� becomes a challenge.