India, July 19 -- A Hyderabad woman has appealed for help to return to India after allegedly being exploited while working as a domestic worker in Oman.

The woman, identified as Shabnam Begum, a resident of Pahadi Shareef, Hyderabad, travelled to Muscat on March 26 after she was allegedly offered a housemaid's job by a local agent, identified as Arshad, who promised her a monthly salary of 200 Omani Riyals, as per her family's appeal, India Today reported.

According to the appeal, Shabnam was reportedly taken to an office upon her arrival in Muscat and was subsequently sent to work at different households. Her family alleged that she was forced to work 12 to 15 hours a day, was not provided proper food or accommodation, and did not rece...