Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for ensuring the return of a 55-year-old woman from Jalandhar, who was sold and tortured in Saudi Arabia.
He also promised a time-bound action plan by his government to prevent unscrupulous travel agents from duping innocent people.
Ms Swaraj had yesterday apprised Singh of the situation.
With the External Affairs Ministry's intervention, Ms Kaur, who was forced to work in Saudi Arabia as a slave and was also tortured, finally reunited with her family this afternoon, said a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office.
The chief minister urged the external affairs minister to use all the political and diplomatic channels to put an end to the illegal practice of travel agents, who fraudulently send innocent people abroad, where they are victimised in various ways.
Sukhwant Kaur thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and others who made her return to India possible.
He also promised a time-bound action plan by his government to prevent unscrupulous travel agents from duping innocent people.
Ms Swaraj had yesterday apprised Singh of the situation.
With the External Affairs Ministry's intervention, Ms Kaur, who was forced to work in Saudi Arabia as a slave and was also tortured, finally reunited with her family this afternoon, said a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office.
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The chief minister urged the external affairs minister to use all the political and diplomatic channels to put an end to the illegal practice of travel agents, who fraudulently send innocent people abroad, where they are victimised in various ways.
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Sukhwant Kaur thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and others who made her return to India possible.
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