A 45-year-old woman from Warangal, who allegedly endured 25 days of confinement and harassment in Muscat after being taken there on a tourist visa on the promise of a job, has safely returned to India following the intervention of BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR).
According to a press release from BRS, the woman, Mohammed Mahamuda, had travelled to Muscat on July 16 after an agent promised her domestic work.
Mahamuda reached Hyderabad International Airport safely and expressed her gratitude to KTR for intervening when she was stranded in Muscat. She thanked KTR for standing by her during a difficult period and helping her return safely to her family, saying she would remain grateful to him for the support extended to her. She was reportedly told that she would be allowed to leave only after paying Rs 1.13 lakh, which the sub-agent claimed had been spent on bringing her to Muscat. With her passport withheld and no access to her phone or outside assistance, Mahamuda remained trapped for nearly 25 days, fearing for her safety and unable to contact her family.
When she expressed her desire to return to India, the sub-agent allegedly threatened to implicate her in a theft case and send her to jail, according to Mahamuda. Speaking after her return, she said that KTR responded immediately after learning about her plight, assured her that he would bear the expenses of bringing her home and coordinated with the BRS NRI Cell to ensure the intervention of the Indian Embassy and local authorities. KTR said the BRS would continue to stand by Telangana residents facing difficulties in Gulf countries and would extend assistance, wherever possible, by coordinating with Indian missions, local authorities and other relevant agencies.
