Bhubaneswar: An Odia girl is in real distress in the US, and has appealed to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to bring her back home.

Adopted by an American couple in 2018, the girl posted a video in which she alleged that she has been subjected to abuse, in the form of physical and mental torture, by her foster mother. ADVERTISEMENT

“I humbly request the Odisha Chief Minister to bring me back home. I am tortured a lot here. I want to return to Odisha and find my real parents,” she said in the video, breaking down into tears.

The girl, identified as Puja alias Sejal, claimed that she is being forced to do too many household chores, as she is forced to endure constant fear and harassment.

Adding to her woes, Puja’s visa expired in 2023.

She further alleged that her foster moth

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