Archive · 19 May 2025
Kerala Human Trafficking Victim Airlifted From Malaysia for Treatment
A woman from India named Mini Bhargavan was tricked and taken to Malaysia to work.
She was hurt and has been very sick in the hospital for months.
Now, she's being flown back to India in a special airplane to get better care.
She was hurt while working and the people who brought her to Malaysia didn't tell her family right away.
The government helped to make sure she could come home and that the people who caused the problem would pay for her flight.
This is the first time someone in this situation has been brought home this way.
Mini Bhargavan, a 54-year-old from Kerala, will be airlifted from Malaysia to Kochi.
She suffered severe burns and has been in a coma for over two months.
Bhargavan was a victim of human trafficking, promised a work visa.
The Indian embassy intervened to arrange for her return and treatment.
All expenses for the air ambulance are being covered by the employer due to legal actions.
- Who
- Mini Bhargavan
- What
- A human trafficking victim from Kerala is being airlifted from Malaysia for treatment after suffering burns.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Malaysia and Kerala, India
- Why
- To receive further medical treatment in her home country after being trafficked and sustaining serious burns while working as a domestic help.
- Victim's Age
- 54
- Victim's Hometown
- Kattappana, Kerala
- Burn Percentage
- 26%
- Duration in Coma
- Two months
- Airline for Air Ambulance
- Malaysian Airlines
- Hospital in Kerala
- Ernakulam Medical College Hospital