Nepali Woman Trafficked to Kuwait, Held Captive, and Thrown From Building, Resulting in Serious Injury

Kathmandu. A serious incident has surfaced where a Nepali woman, taken to Kuwait for foreign employment, was held captive, subjected to physical and mental abuse, and injured after being thrown from the floor of a house. Police have arrested and jailed one individual accused of human trafficking, having lured the woman, a resident of Babarmahal, Kathmandu, with promises of a free visa and free ticket to Kuwait.

The victim woman was first met by Sushila Tharu and others at Saru Beauty Parlor near Bijimal in Tokha Municipality-26, Kathmandu. They assured the victim that she would be given work at a beauty parlor in Kuwait with a monthly salary of 120 Kuwaiti Dinars. 

The woman, tempted by the prospect of attractive earnings, was taken from New Bus Park in Kathmandu on Jestha 4, 2082, via road through Butwal and the Rupedia border point in Nepalgunj to New Delhi, India.

After arriving in New Delhi, India, the victim was kept under control, prevented from escaping or contacting anyone. From there, she was taken to Kuwait via air route, using Dubai in the UAE as a transit. Upon reaching Kuwait, instead of being employed at a beauty parlor as per the agreement, she was held captive as a domestic worker in a house.

While in Kuwait, the victim woman endured extreme physical and mental torture. The complaint states that she was overworked, not given food on time, and beaten. During this ordeal, the homeowner pushed the woman from the second floor of the house, claiming she was unable to work. Due to this incident, both her legs were broken, leaving her seriously injured.

Seeing her critical condition, the Kuwaiti police rescued her and arranged for her treatment at a local hospital. With the special initiative and efforts of an organization named Yuwa Shakti operating in Kuwait, the victim woman was able to return to Nepal on Mangsir 9, 2082.

After returning to Nepal, the victim filed a complaint on Magh 8, 2082, against the group that abandoned and trafficked her. Based on that complaint, police searched and arrested 48-year-old Sasiram Khadka, a resident of Garbhakot Rural Municipality-5, Surkhet, from Tokha, Kathmandu, on Chaitra 2, 2082.

The arrested Khadka was presented before the Kathmandu District Court on Chaitra 5 after his custody was extended for investigation under the Human Trafficking and Transportation Act. Following the court's order regarding custody, the defendant Khadka has been sent to Jagannathdewal Prison for trial. 

Police stated that the search for other defendants involved in the incident is ongoing.