Punjabi woman sold to Saudi family back |
The family of a Punjabi woman, who had gone to Saudi Arabia as a housemaid, wouldn`t have come to know about her torturous existence there, nor could she have returned home but for the help of a nurse. The woman, Sukhwant Kaur, 55, was sold as a housemaid for Rs 3.5 lakh to a Saudi Arabian family by an illegal travel agent in January. During her 5-month service with her `owners`, she had to endure blows, slander and often go without food. Ultimately, she fell severely ill and was admitted to hospital. On her return from Saudi Arabia via Mumbai, Sukhwant told Times of India that there was a nurse from Kerala who realized her trouble and called her family. Sukhwant, a resident of Ajtani village in Nurmahal subdivision of Jalandhar district, said she was forcibly made to work morning till midnight and even forced to eat meat despite being a vegetarian. She said she had gone to Saudi Arabia in January to augment her husband`s income and help repay their loans. Her husband Kulwant Singh said that on knowing her wife`s trouble, he sent a message to external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Twitter. Thankfully, she responded quickly and his wife is back home 24 days later.
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