New Delhi
\nAn Indian woman was on Sunday rescued by authorities in Bahrain after a Bahraini \u201censlaver\u201d allegedly threatened to keep her for at least 25 days.The Indian Embassy in Bahrain announced her rescue on Twitter hours after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, in a tweet, directed the Indian Ambassador in the Gulf nation to intervene in the case.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, humanitarian organisation \u2018Justice Upheld\u2019 had tweeted that an Indian woman has been enslaved by her employer in Bahrain and she feared for her life.
\nThe organisation, quoting the \u201censlaver\u201d, Sunday said he was going to keep her for at least 25 days as he had paid \u201clots of money for her\u201d.\u201cHe is extremely annoyed that the matter has been reported to the Indian authorities. We are concerned about her safety,\u201d the organisation said.<\/p>\n
Soon after the Indian Embassy in Bahrain, headed by Ambassador Alok Kumar, tweeted that the mission has initiated action to rescue her.However, Swaraj asked Kumar for immediate intervention, saying the situation appeared to be serious.<\/p>\n
In a separate case, Swaraj asked the Indian Embassy in Washington to assist an Indian family which sought her help saying their passports and other belongings were stolen from their hotel room in Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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