Woman sold as slave in Oman

A travel agent and his wife are accused of luring a young woman from the city under the pretence of offering her a job as a babysitter in Oman for a monthly salary of Rs 40,000 before selling her to a Sheikh. Now, she is in the illegal captivity of an influential family.Her husband Buta Singh has approached the SSP for help and also lodged a complaint against the travel agent. Buta Singh claimed that by selling jewellery and taking out a little loan from a cousin, they were able to cover the costs of the flight, visa, and agent charge of Rs. 1.50 lakh. A few months back, she left for Oman. On reaching there, a family received her and took her to their home. Her passport was taken by them.SSP Gulneet Singh Khurana stated the police had registered a criminal case under Sections 420, 346, 370-A of the IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act, 2014, against travel agent Ravi Singh alias Nikku and his wife Jaspal Kaur, both residents of Mansoordeva village of Ferozepur district.