Woman sold as domestic help in Muscat returns

Amritsar | Tuesday | 11th September, 2018

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She also appealed to the people of Punjab to not send their children to foreign countries through fraudulent travel agents. He said when she reached there, the contact person of the travel agent allegedly sold her to a farmer in Muscat. Talking to newspersons upon arrival in Amritsar, Parveen said that she was made to work from dawn to dusk at gunpoint by her employer and if she refused to do any particular work, she was tortured. He said when president of their trust S P S Oberoi came to know about Parveen, he paid an undisclosed amount to set her free, ending her nine months of captivity.Parveen's parents Joginder Singh and Simrajit Kaur, sister Kanwaljit Kaur and brother-in-law Harpal Singh had arrived at the airport to receive her. AMRITSAR: Parveen Rani (26), a resident of Mahimuwal Yusufpur village in Jalandhar district , arrived here on Monday from Muscat city of Oman after being rescued from a rich farmer's house, where she worked like a bonded labourer.Majha zone president of Dubai-based NGO Sarbat da Bhala Trust Sukhjinder Singh Hayer informed on Monday that Parveen was sent to the UAE by a fraudulent travel agent, who promised her a good job..