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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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