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Yikes! Saudi sponsor chops off Indian maid’s hands!

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New Delhi: Are you one of those people who harbours dreams of working in Saudi? Then, this story won’t make you very happy.

A Saudi sponsor has chopped off an Indian maid’s hand, evoking strong condemnation from India which demanded that a case of attempted murder be lodged against the culprit.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj expressed in strong words her condemnation of an incident in Saudi Arabia in which an Indian woman’s right hand was chopped off by her employer.

“We are aware of the plight of Kashturi Munirathinam, a domestic help who has suffered serious injuries allegedly inflicted by her Saudi Arabian sponsor. This is a very unfortunate and most condemnable incident. Our Embassy in Riyadh has taken up the matter with the Saudi Foreign Office and asked for strict action in the matter and severe punishment for the sponsor. We have also sought an independent probe in the incident and urged that a case of attempted murder be lodged against the sponsor so that he is punished, if found guilty as per law,” the Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said.

Munirathinam is currently being looked after in a Saudi hospital, he 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,” the Spokesperson said, adding, “We will continue to seek justice for the victim.”

Asked about an update on the condition of three Indians including two teachers, abducted near war-torn Libya and held hostage by the Islamic militant group ISIS, the Spokesperson said they have received a video evidence of their being “alive” as recent as September 27 and they were making all efforts to secure their release.

He also said that there was no ransom demand for their release.

(with inputs from PTI)

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