Indian woman in captivity of \'enslaver\' in Bahrain rescued: Indian mission

Indian woman in captivity of 'enslaver' in Bahrain rescued: Indian mission

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

An Indian woman was Sunday rescued by authorities in after a Bahraini "enslaver" allegedly threatened to keep her for at least 25 days.

The Indian Embassy in announced her rescue on hours after Sushma Swaraj, in a tweet, directed the Indian in the Gulf nation to intervene in the case.

The said the woman has been rescued by Bahraini authorities.

On Saturday, humanitarian organisation 'Justice Upheld' had tweeted that an Indian woman has been enslaved by her employer in and she feared for her life.

The organisation, quoting the "enslaver", Sunday said he was going to keep her for at least 25 days as he had paid 'lots of money for her'.

"He is extremely annoyed that the matter has been reported to the Indian authorities. We are concerned about her safety," the organisation said.

Soon after the Indian Embassy in Bahrain, headed by Alok Kumar, tweeted that the Mission has initiated action to rescue her.

However, Swaraj asked Kumar for immediate intervention, saying the situation appeared to be serious.

"Alok - I know you are working for her rescue. The situation appears to be serious. This requires immediate intervention on your part. Pls keep me informed," Swaraj tweeted.

Details of the case as well as about the woman are not immediately available.

In a separate case, Swaraj asked the to assist an Indian family which sought her help saying their passports and other belongings were stolen from their hotel room in

"Dear @SushmaSwaraj Ji, an unusual incident of theft has left us devastated here in while returning back to All our belongings, including passports were stolen from our hotel room booked at and there's no one willing to help. Please intervene," Jyoti, a member of the family, tweeted.

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First Published: Sun, December 23 2018. 21:55 IST