Telangana: A 25-year-old woman, who was working as a domestic help in Saudi Arabia, was allegedly tortured to death last week.
According to media reports, the victim, who has been identified as Asima Khatoon, succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at the King Saud hospital for chest diseases.
Asima’s family was informed about her death on Thursday after an unknown person called her mother from Riyadh.
Two months ago, Asima had called her family to inform them about the instances of torture at the hands of her employer, Abdul Rahman Ali Mohammed.
She told her mother that she was being harassed mentally and physically and had also asked her family to make arrangements so that she can come back.
Asima had left for Riyadh in December 2015 on a business visit visa as the government had stopped issuing ‘house maid’ visas about two years ago. After the expiry of her visa which was valid for 90 days, she was illegally kept in confinement in Riyadh.
The police is presently investigating the case.
