Indian maid not to be sent to the Gulf

Mumbai: An Indian working as a housemaid in Riyadh, who had flown to Mumbai for treatment, was arrested by the immigration authorities earlier this week for travelling on a fake passport. And in a bizarre turn of events, the immigration officials here wanted to deport her to Riyadh.
She was made to spend two nights at the airport transit area after which she was placed in the custody of the Sahar police. Human rights activists argued that she had returned to the country in a traumatised condition for medical treatment and the authorities had no right to deport her.
Airport authorities told TOI that the housemaid was found to be carrying a passport with a false name-Kalayathil Haseena. Immigration authorities in Mumbai had sent a deportation notice to Air India, asking for her to be sent back to Riyadh, as her nationality had not been ascertained yet.
However, documents produced by her relatives in Mumbai showed she was from Nilambur in Kerala and her real name was Shobha Balakrishna. Since she is an Indian national, the immigration authorities have decided not to deport her for the moment and she will be tried in India instead.
25/03/07 Times of India

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