An Indian woman has allegedly had her hand chopped off by her Saudi Arabian employer in what has been described as a barbaric act of wickedness.
Kasturi Munirathinam
According to relatives who spoke with the Indian Express newspaper. “The incident happened after … she complained about torture and non-payment of wages by her employer. Some neighbours and others took her to hospital”
India has consequently filed a complaint to the Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the alleged “brutal” attack on Kasturi Munirathinam, the 58-year-old Indian woman in Riyadh.
Mrs Munirathinam had gone to Saudi Arabia to work as a domestic help only three months back.
Her family has alleged that she was being tortured by her Saudi employers. Her relatives in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district claimed that they learnt about the incident “through agents who sent her to Saudi Arabia”. They also said that they had a mobile phone video of her.
The Foreign Ministry said that the Indian embassy in Riyadh had taken up the case with the Saudi Foreign Office and asked for ‘attempt to murder’ charges against Mrs Munirathinam’s employer.
Mrs Munirathinam has been recovering in a hospital.
Saudi authorities have not commented on the incident yet.