Muscat, July 5 -- A 38-year-old woman from Hyderabad has sought official intervention to facilitate her return from Oman's capital Muscat, claiming she was subjected to harsh working conditions that have left her in poor health.

After Shaheen Shaik, who was born into a Hindu family and is now a Muslim, approached Swadesh Parkipandla, a member of the Telangana State NRI Advisory Committee, for assistance, he submitted a representation to the Embassy of India in Muscat seeking her repatriation.

Embassy urged to intervene

In the representation, Parkipandla stated that Shaheen was recruited through Hyderabad-based sub-agent Jabeen Banu and sent to Oman under false promises to work as a domestic worker. He further stated that she was employ...