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Indian maid's hand chopped off in Saudi Arabia by employer

An Indian maid's hand was allegedly chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia as she complained about harassment.

NEW DELHI: The right hand of an Indian maid was allegedly chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia. Kasturi Munirathinam's family has sought Indian Government's help to bring her back from Saudi Arabia, according to reports. She is 58 years old.

When she tried to escape harassment and torture, her right hand was chopped off by the woman employer. She fell down and sustained serious spinal injuries too, S Vijayakumari, Munirathinam's sister, told PTI. The incident happened on September 29. He employer was annoyed as she had complained to the authorities that she was being harassed, it has been stated.

She has been hospitalised in Riyadh. The Indian embassy officials have visited her, according to reports. The Saudi Investigation Bureau is inquiring into the incident.

Munirathinam hails from village Moongilarei in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. She is the only earning member of her family which consists of her ailing husband, three daughters and one son. The Indian Social Forum is taking care of the woman currently.

The spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi said, "India also proposes to take up this issue in the JWG on labour matters with Saudi Arabia which will be held in New Delhi on October 12-13 and is the established institutional mechanism for such matters."

October 8, 2015


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