"Good Dress, Good Food Now": Woman After Rescue By Indian Embassy In Kuwait
A woman from Tamil Nadu who was working as a domestic help in Kuwait has been rescued by the Indian Embassy after alleging torture and unpaid wages. Local authorities in Kallakurichi facilitated the rescue after receiving a distress video from the victim.
Why it matters
It underscores the risks faced by migrant workers and the role of diplomatic missions in protecting citizens abroad.
Her SOS was answered promptly by the Indian Embassy in Kuwait. Vanitha's first video showed her with her head covered and hands folded, appealing to be rescued from Kuwait. In the latest video, she stands tall in a bright green kurta with hands now folded in gratitude.She shot the latest video from the Indian Embassy in Kuwait after her rescue."I am Vanitha who had sought the Indian Embassy's help to rescue me. Now, I am in the Indian Embassy. Thank you, Indian Embassy. I have good dress and good food now," she says in the video.Vanitha, from Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu, had been in Kuwait for last three months. She claimed that she was being tortured."They torture me here. I appeal to the Collector madam and Superintendent of Police madam to rescue me and get me to India, my motherland.
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