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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has ordered the MEA to enquire into the condition of the domestic worker whose hand was chopped off by her Saudi employers as punishment for trying to escape their brutal employment. In tweets on Friday, the EAM called the incident "unacceptable".
Calling the chopping of the domestic worker's hand by her Saudi employers "a brutal incident that is deeply disturbing" the government said it would pursue the matter with Saudi Foreign Ministry in Riyadh. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Embassy in Riyadh has asked for "severe punishment" for the employer. Ms. Kasthuri Munirathinam. "Mission officials have met the Chief as well as the Investigating Officer of the Police Station and have requested that Mrs. Munirathinam’s statement be recorded without further delay, an independent probe be undertaken on the incident and a case of attempted murder lodged against the sponsor. The sponsor should be also directed to pay for her on-going treatment," the MEA spokesperson said.
Hand-chopping by Saudi employers deeply disturbing: MEA - The Hindu
Calling the chopping of the domestic worker's hand by her Saudi employers "a brutal incident that is deeply disturbing" the government said it would pursue the matter with Saudi Foreign Ministry in Riyadh. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Embassy in Riyadh has asked for "severe punishment" for the employer. Ms. Kasthuri Munirathinam. "Mission officials have met the Chief as well as the Investigating Officer of the Police Station and have requested that Mrs. Munirathinam’s statement be recorded without further delay, an independent probe be undertaken on the incident and a case of attempted murder lodged against the sponsor. The sponsor should be also directed to pay for her on-going treatment," the MEA spokesperson said.
Hand-chopping by Saudi employers deeply disturbing: MEA - The Hindu
