Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Punjab Woman Trafficked to Oman for 1,200 Riyals
A woman from Jalandhar, Punjab, was tricked into going to Oman for a job.
Instead, she was sold for money and forced to do things she didn't want to.
She was beaten and told she could only leave if she paid a lot of money or found two other girls to take her place.
She escaped and found 70 other women in the same situation.
With the help of an important person in the government, she and four other women were brought back to India safely.
She warns other young women to be careful about job offers from other countries.
A Jalandhar woman was trafficked to Oman under the pretense of a domestic job.
She was sold for 1,200 Omani riyals and subjected to abuse and exploitation.
She was told she could only leave Oman by paying Rs 2 lakh or arranging two other girls.
She escaped and found 70 other Indian women in similar situations.
With the intervention of Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, she and four others were repatriated to India on December 30, 2025.
- Who
- A woman from Jalandhar, Punjab, and 70 other Indian women
- What
- Trafficked to Oman under the pretense of employment
- When
- Sent to Oman in September 2025, repatriated in December 2025
- Where
- Oman, specifically the Muscat region
- Why
- To work as domestic helps, but were exploited and abused
- Victim's Origin
- Jalandhar, Punjab
- Promised Job
- Domestic work
- Trafficking Amount
- 1,200 Omani riyals
- Duration in Oman
- 4 months
- Number of Trapped Women
- 70
- Repatriation Date
- December 30, 2025
- Intervening Authority
- Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal