A young girl from Jalandhar district, who had gone to Oman dreaming of improving her family’s financial condition, endured months of exploitation before being rescued and brought home safely by the intervention of MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal. Her painful account has shed light on the alarming rise of human trafficking networks exploiting Indians abroad.

The girl, who had gone to Muscat on June 15, on the assurance of a friend, said she realised soon after arrival that she had fallen prey to a fraudulent recruitment racket. She was confined to the four walls of an office-like building, where more than 10 other Indian women were being held in deplorable condition. “They made us work for 12 hours a day without rest and anyone who made even a small mistake was mercilessly beaten up,” she r

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