Makkah, Oct. 1 -- Indian journalist Risha Hussain, who works with TV9 Bharatvarsh, was reportedly detained in Saudi Arabia while performing Umrah, according to media reports. Her family said it has been unable to contact her since Wednesday, September 30.

Hussain, who is from Jaipur, left New Delhi on the morning of Monday, September 28, her sister Kainat Jafri said. According to Jafri, Hussain had completed her Umrah and was scheduled to travel to Madinah.

Hussain last contacted a friend at around 6-7 pm Indian time on Wednesday, September 30, telling her that she was being detained and asking her to inform the family.

The circumstances surrounding the reported detention remain unclear.

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