AMRITSAR: A Punjabi woman who had gone to Saudi Arabia as a housemaid has returned to her family after five months of torture. Sukhwant Kaur, 55, was sold to a Saudi Arabian family for £350,000, by an agent in January. In her brief service with her 'owners', Kaur endured blows, slander, and had to often starve. It wasn't until she fell seriously ill and was admitted to a hospital that her condition came to light. “There was a nurse from Kerala who realised the trouble I was in and called my family,” Sukhwant said. Her family contacted External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sukhwant was flown to Mumbai with the help of Indian Embassy officials in Saudi.
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