Hyderabad: A woman from Hyderabad who was working as maid in Saudi was allegedly tortured to death.

The victim has been identified as Asima Khatoon who was reportedly kept in Saudi illegally after her visa expired.

The family members of the victim claimed she had pleaded to them to rescue her and informed that she was being harassed mentally and physically.

The Telangana government had written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) at the behest of the victim’s family to rescue her from her employer and repatriate her back to Hyderabad.

“She went there and she was assaulted there. She was kept in a room, they did not feed her. She told me she has been tortured and she asked me to bring her back at any cost,” Asima family members say.

Inspector Ramesh said, “She went there for work. She worked there for 4 months but thereafter she developed some health issues. We don’t have confirmation about the incidents. We have written a letter to Saudi consulate on behalf of state government.”