Thirty-one-year-old Bishwokarma from Phirphire of Tanahun spent life of a captive for four months after she tried to run away from the servitude imposed by her employer. She said that she was kept in confinement and tortured by her employer and his brothers every other day. Her employer had even demanded 6,000 Saudi Riyal from her family members back home for her release. The embassy rescued Bishwokarma after news about her plight was published.  

 

Bishwokarma said that a man named Baburam BK, had promised her a job in Bahrain, but he deceived her and took her to Saudi Arabia via New Delhi. BK went out of contact after he conned Bishwokarma. 

“I learnt that I was sold after my employer told me that he had paid Rs 200,000 for me,” she said. “He tried to send me off to other place and when I refused to go, he and his brothers started torturing me.” 

She said that she only received a slice of bread for meal and thought she was going to die there. 

 

Nepali Ambassador for Saudi Arabia, Udayaraj Pandey, said Bishwokarma was rescued with the assistance of Saudi police. “We brought her to the embassy shelter, kept her there for some days and sent her home on Friday.”   

 

Bishwokarma said that there are still five women from Nepal, India and Sri Lanka held hostage by her former employer. Bishwokarma’s mother, Yam Kumari, said she had collected Rs 120,000 to buy the freedom of her daughter. “She returned just as we’re planning to send the money to her employer,” she said.