Hyderabad sisters stuck in Saudi Arabia return, daughter thanks Sushma Swaraj
Hyderabad woman
The women claim to have been thrashed and sexually assaulted in Saudi Arabia
Two Hyderabad women, who were stuck in Saudi Arabia in search of a job, have now safely returned to India.
Rehana and Noor had gone to Saudi Arabia with a promise of employment but were forced to work as domestic help.
Their sister Farzana had written to the Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj stating that her sisters were being tortured and must return to India.
The two women safely returned to India on January 25, shortly after Farzana'sappeal for their safe return.
Thewomen, who went to Saudi Arabia in February 2017, claim that they were thrashed and sexually assaulted during their employmentperiod.
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"I was not given food to eat. I even tried committing suicide," noted one of the sisters.
The daughter of one of the victimsthanked Sushma Swaraj saying that "I thank Sushma Swaraj Ma'am, the Indian Embassy and the Hyderabad police for bringing back my mother".
Earlier in January,Farzana had claimed that hersisters were being held in Saudi Arabia on a pretext of employment.
She asked the External Affairs Minister to initiate the process of safe return of her sisters.
"They were taken to Saudi through an agent on the promise of a beautician job, but are now forced to work as domestic help," Farzana noted previously.
According to media reports, the women were promised a salaryof 1200 Saudi Riyal but received only one Saudi Riyal during the course of their employment.