A 24-year-old woman from Versova, who left for Abu Dhabi in 2023 in pursuit of a better future, arrived in the city under mysterious circumstances last month, unable to walk, speak, or eat, her body shattered by alleged mental and physical abuse. The woman's mother claims her daughter had undergone seven months of treatment abroad, before being deported, while unconscious, to India, without her passport, belongings, or her family’s knowledge. Arrangements had even been made to have the woman admitted to Kandivli’s Shatabdi Hospital on her return to Mumbai.

The mother of the woman, holds up a photo of her daughter on June 30. PIC/NIMESH DAVE

The woman is now recovering in the ICU of Andheri’s Seven Hills Hospital, as her loved ones, who call her repatriation illegal and heartless are left pleading for answers and justice. According to the woman’s mother, her daughter had gone through a known agent based in Dubai, who assured her of a respectable job. However, she was allegedly exploited and treated like domestic help, working without pay in multiple residences, including the homes of the agent’s wives.