Rescue Indian woman facing harassment in Saudi, Sushma tells Indian embassy
Swaraj's direction to the Indian embassy came after a media report said the woman was deceived by her agents and now physically harassed.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2017-04-25 04:20 GMT
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday asked the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia to rescue and repatriate a woman from Hyderabad who has been allegedly facing mental and physical harassment by her sponsor there.
Swaraj's direction to the Indian embassy officials in Riyadh came after a media report said the woman was deceived by her agents and was now physically harassed by her sponsor.
In a series tweets, she said, "I have asked Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia to rescue and repatriate her to India at the earliest. I have asked @ProtectorGenGOI to proceed against the agent who sent her to Saudi Arabia."