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Tamil Nadu Authorities Seek Return of Woman Alleging Kuwait Abuse
Vanitha is a woman from Tamil Nadu who went to Kuwait for domestic work.
She says she has been treated badly there.
In a video, she asked officials to help bring her home.
She also said she had not been paid for two months.
Her mother said an agent had tricked Vanitha about the job.
The video was shown to Tamil Nadu officials.
Officials contacted Vanitha’s family and received a complaint.
Police said they were connecting the family with the right authorities to help rescue her and arrange her return.
Vanitha, from Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district, said she was being mistreated while working in Kuwait.
In a video, she appealed to the district authorities to rescue her and bring her back to India.
She alleged that she had not received her wages for two months.
Vanitha’s mother accused the employment agent of deceiving her about the domestic-work job.
Kallakurichi police said they verified Vanitha’s identity, contacted her family, and began coordinating efforts for her return.
- Who
- Vanitha, a woman from Kallakurichi district, her family, Tamil Nadu officials, and Kuwait-based authorities involved in following up the case.
- What
- Vanitha alleged mistreatment and two months of unpaid wages while working as a domestic worker in Kuwait, and requested rescue and repatriation.
- Where
- Kuwait, with follow-up by authorities in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district.
- When
- Vanitha said she had traveled overseas about three months earlier; no specific calendar date was provided.
- Why
- She said she could no longer endure the alleged mistreatment and wanted to return to India.
Key facts
- Worker
- Vanitha, from Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu
- Destination
- Kuwait
- Reported job
- Domestic work
- Main allegations
- Mistreatment and nonpayment of wages for two months
- Family response
- Vanitha’s mother filed a complaint seeking her daughter’s safe return
- Police response
- Authorities verified Vanitha’s identity, located her family, and connected them with relevant authorities
- Employment agent
- Vanitha’s mother alleged that the agent who arranged the job had deceived her
Quotes
Vanitha
A woman from Kallakurichi who travelled to Kuwait for domestic work
“My name is Vanitha and I am from Kallakurichi district. It's been three months since I came overseas. They torture me here. I appeal to the Collector madam and Superintendent of Police madam to rescue me and get me to India, my motherland. They've not paid my salary over the past two months. I can't stand it anymore”
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“The agent cheated her. She has a son and a daughter. They took her for domestic work but they torture her. Please get my daughter home alive, Madam Collector. I ask you with folded hands”
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