Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Indian Embassy Rescues Tamil Nadu Woman From Kuwait
Vanitha is a woman from Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu who went to Kuwait for domestic work.
She said people there mistreated her and did not pay her for two months.
She made a video asking Tamil Nadu officials to help her return to India.
Her mother said an agent had tricked Vanitha about the job.
Tamil Nadu officials found her family and helped connect them with the right authorities.
The Indian Embassy in Kuwait then rescued Vanitha.
In a newer video, she was at the embassy and thanked its staff.
She said she now had good food and clothes, while arrangements for her return were being followed up.
Vanitha, from Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district, said she was mistreated while working in Kuwait.
She alleged that she had not received her wages for two months and appealed for rescue.
Her mother, Vennila, said an employment agent deceived Vanitha about the domestic-work job.
Tamil Nadu authorities verified Vanitha’s identity, contacted her family, and received a complaint seeking her return.
Vanitha later appeared at the Indian Embassy in Kuwait, thanking officials and saying she now had good food and clothing.
- Who
- Vanitha, her mother Vennila, Tamil Nadu authorities, and the Indian Embassy in Kuwait.
- What
- Vanitha alleged mistreatment and two months of unpaid wages in Kuwait before being rescued by the Indian Embassy.
- When
- Vanitha said she had been in Kuwait for about three months; the later video was recorded after her rescue.
- Where
- Vanitha was working in Kuwait, and later appeared at the Indian Embassy in Kuwait; her family is in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- She sought help because she said she was being mistreated, had not been paid, and wanted to return to India.
- Worker
- Vanitha, from Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu
- Destination
- Kuwait
- Reported job
- Domestic work
- Allegations
- Mistreatment and unpaid wages for two months
- Family complaint
- Vanitha’s mother sought her daughter’s safe rescue and return
- Initial official response
- Tamil Nadu authorities verified Vanitha’s identity, located her family, and connected them with relevant authorities
- Latest development
- Vanitha appeared at the Indian Embassy in Kuwait after being rescued and thanked officials
