{
  "id": 5398116,
  "title": "'Please Rescue Me & Get Me To India': Woman Alleges Torture, Unpaid Wages In Kuwait | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/please-rescue-me-get-me-to-india-woman-alleges-torture-unpaid-wages",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:49:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/please-rescue-me-get-me-to-india-woman-alleges-torture-unpaid-wages-in-kuwait-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman from Kallakurichi district, identified as Vanitha, has come forward with allegations of mistreatment and unpaid wages after working abroad for domestic work in Kuwait. In a video, Vanitha, dressed in her traditional attire with her head covered, pleaded to the Kallakurichi District Collector and Superintendent of Police to rescue her and bring her back to India. She claimed that she had been held captive for over two months without access to food.\n\nUpon receiving the video, Tamil Nadu authorities verified Vanitha's identity and contacted her mother and relatives, who subsequently lodged a complaint. Vanitha's mother, Vennila, alleged that an agent responsible for arranging her daughter's employment in Kuwait had misled her. She stated that Vanitha had been promised domestic work but instead faced severe torture.\n\nThe Kallakurichi Superintendent of Police, Shahnaz, confirmed that authorities were taking immediate action to facilitate Vanitha's return. They had confirmed her origin from Kallakurichi, located her family, and established contact with relevant authorities to ensure her safe return to India.",
  "summary": "A video circulating from Kuwait has drawn the attention of Tamil Nadu authorities after a woman from Kallakurichi district, who travelled abroad for domestic work, claimed that she was being mistreated and had not received her wages for the past two months. The woman, identified as Vanitha, appears in the video sitting inside what seems to be a small room with her head covered by a scarf. She is…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}