Hyderabad woman stranded in Saudi, family seek Sushma Swaraj’s help

The family of a Hyderabadi woman, Parveen Begum who is stranded in Saudi Arabia, have approached External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to bring her back to India.The woman was promised of a job in a hospital in Al-Qassim in Saudi but later she was forced to work as a maid.

Victim’s daughter Tasleem Fatima was quoted speaking to ANI, “My mother was looking for a job due to financial problems. Two agents Md Osman and Md Maksood approached us and offered a job in a hospital in Al-Qassim. Later, after she reached Saudi, they made to work her as a housemaid.”

The victim’s daughter further said, “She is being tortured by her employers and has not even been provided with adequate food to eat. It’s been five months and they just paid one month’s salary to my mother. I request MEA Sushma Swaraj, Indian embassy and the Telangana government to rescue my mother.”