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Tribal woman tricked into Oman job, sheltered at Indian Embassy
The development comes after a report by New India Abroad exposing the plight of the woman in the Omani household where she was employed.
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Shikha Salaria - Thu, 16, Jul 2026
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Following a report by New India Abroad detailing the distressing situation of a 22-year-old tribal woman trapped in an Omani household, where she faced alleged sexual harassment by an elderly man, the victim has now been placed in a One Stop Center run by the Embassy of India in Oman.
After the article was published on July 15, the Embassy reached out to the victim, and she successfully left the Omani household the following day.
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In an e-mail reply to this correspondent, the Indian Embassy in Oman said that the Embassy had been in continuous touch with the woman.
"This is to inform you that the woman arrived at the Embassy today and has been accommodated at the Embassy's shelter, the One Stop Center, which is operated by the Embassy to provide boarding and lodging facilities to distressed Indian nationals. With regard to her repatriation to India, the Embassy is taking up the matter with her employer as well as the Omani authorities. Any further updates in this regard will be communicated in due course," Sumit Kumar, assistant section officer at the community welfare wing at the Indian Embassy in Oman told New India Abroad in an email reply.
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