Mangaluru native Vijaya, rescued from house arrest in Saudi, returns home


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SB)

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Vijaya from Vamanjoor here, who was under house arrest in Dammam, Saudi Arabia until her rescue a few days back, reached her hometown here on Sunday November 26.

Vijaya (43), wife of Balappa Balakrishna (55), residing in second block, Kelarai Kody, Vamajoor, was held under house arrest at Dammam. She could neither contact her family back home nor could she return to India since the last several months.

However, thanks to the intervention of Indian Social Forum (ISF), Vijaya's sponsor and head of the family she was serving in Dammam handed her over to Saudi emigration officials at Dammam airport on the night of Saturday November 26. After completing due procedures, she returned to Mangaluru via Mumbai.

Vijaya's relieved family members along with ISF members Nasir Ulaibettu, Salim Mudigere and Athaulla Jokatte accorded her a warm welcome at the airport.

In view of financial needs of the family, she had left to work as housemaid in Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2015. She had got this job through an acquaintance based in Bajpe. Initially, Vijaya could be contacted on phone, but thereafter her calls became very rare. After working for two years, Vijaya wanted to return home because of the gravity of her husband's health condition, but her sponsors at Saudi Arabia did not accede to her request, nor did they allow her to use cellphone. Therefore, Balakrishna and her son Jagjivan, a student of first PU, were in quandary, having no means to contact her.

Riyaz Farangipet, an activist of SDPI came to know this issue. He passed on this information to a group of young men from coastal Karnataka based in Saudi Arabia. Thereafter, Indian Social Forum, which has been turning into a saviour for non-resident Indians from Karnataka in that country, brought the issue to the notice of the Indian embassy there. The organization, which managed to find out the whereabouts of Vijaya, also registered a complaint in the labour court there. After the legal fight ISF succeeded in bringing Vijaya back to her native.

  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    Commendable job by ISF and SDPI. All the best

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  • Zakariya Abdulrahiman, Dammam

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    This called Humanity. Well Done Team ISF.

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  • M.K, Udupi

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    First find out who was the agent who sent her. He must be arrested and brought in public domain. These bloody agents cheat many like this. They all hiding behind this good article. Now not only KSA every country is respecting India's views.

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    Though very rare, it is nice to hear about SDPI in positive aspects!

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  • Malpe, Malpe

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    ISF is SDPI's overseas wing which is always come forward to help Indians living in middle East countries. Like this they helped so many indians abroad.

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  • Shaad, Ksa/Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    Great Job by Indian Social Forum and SDPI. Your hard work is always appreciated by our fellow Indians. You have saved many lives as usual. And most importantly the way you handle legal cases in Saudi Arabia I have never seen people handling so beautifully. Hats off to your courage... You often make us feel proud that our Indian organisations are also working in KSA for Indians. All the best.

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  • Abdul, Mangalore /K.S.A

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Great humanitarian Work done by Indian Social Forum and SDPI. Vijaya means Victory for family members and well wishers!!

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  • Mustak, Udupi/Ajman

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Good job SDPI & ISF

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  • john, mangalore,/kuwait

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    for arab people it may be a joke and fun by employing and torturing servents. how many women in kuwait shedding tears bcoz of these stupid employers. Put my tears into Your bottle./Are they not in Your book?" From this we see that God remembers and counts our tears.

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  • Mohammed, Kundapur/Qatar

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    thanks to almighty allah to bring her back safely and unite with her family.
    here 2 questions are unanswered;
    why she didn't get any help from sushma swaraj?
    why no sanghi organisations came forward to help her?

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Will you ask more of coastal Karnataka people not to go to Arab countries and become slaves of arrogant Arabs and instead ask these people to join Indian army and fight ISIS and other enemies?

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  • Rajesh, dubai

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    I have seen so many cases of elderly parents kept just like house arrests and tortured. This is one case from Arab Country..... Why you are high lighting this case instead you fight for the people of India and suffering and give them justice.

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  • Rampanna, Udupi

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    I am as glad as you are that a fellow lady from our region has come back safely from Saudi. But true credit for all this endeavour has to go to all the people who co-ordinated this task from India and Saudi.

    It is amazing how anything good is attributed to God, but no word against him whenever anything goes wrong. So I will ask that question:
    - Why did God make her family poor that she had to leave behind her family in the first place?
    - Why did God make her suffer in the hands of her employer in Saudi? Is the basic human right of a dignified existence too hard of a concept for God to comprehend?
    (Please do not give me the reasons like that idiot health minister of Assam did when he attributed cancer to past karma).

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  • Aravind Shetty, Mangalore/Riyadh

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Well...this is real love jihad. Jihad in human love. Jihad in rescue of a human irrespective of religion caste etc etc. Personally I hate PFI but still salute them their good works. Hope Sanghis will learn something from these guys, not expecting Sanghi's helping hand on non Hindu's (forget it, never happen) but at least expect their hands to reach so many fellow Hindus who are really in need of helps.

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Mr. Aravind Shetty, a big salute to you for your sensible comments.

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  • shan, dubai

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    Indian government is always claiming that terrorist were brain washed to fight against India..... you mean sangis were brainwashed to help only Hindus????

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  • Ganesh, udupi

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Hats off To PFI Great Job. RSS activist please learn from PFI how to make social work.

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Job done by SDPI has to be appreciated, but dont bring your meanness in talking about RSS.
    You obviuosly do not know anything about RSS.
    Better not to talk about you dont about.

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  • RAKESH SHETTY, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    IF THEY TWEET TO SUSHMA SWARAJ, SHE WILL BE IN INDIA VERY LONG BACK.

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Dear Shetty, pls. ask Swaraj what is the fate of Rajasthani labourers kidnapped in Iraq ? Are they alive or dead ? They are poor laborers, so no uproar in the media. Suppose any leaders kin was kidnapped, entire corrupt media would have been busy with same news daily as breaking news. What was her contribution in rescuing Fr. Tom ? If there is any political mileage, our leaders are very quick in taking action. Otherwise waiting to claim credit for achievements of others.

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Good job. When Saudi will learn to respect human being. God will help you some point but the day god angry you will not be saved. Don't wait for that moment. Repent and be nice to people. Gas will be obsolete in a year or two. Then Camel and donkey rides back in style with old ways of living

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  • Ashok, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Where is our Hindu saviors

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Pls. don't disturb them. They are busy in organizing samajotsava.

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  • Latif Mapal, Jeddah - KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Well done by ISF and SDPI... and Dear reader don't compare that all Hindus supporting VHP or BD there is only few % outfit worker so keep it up hard work to help to helpless without looking any religious.

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  • Nawaz, Jeppu

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Where is Nalin? Shobakka????

    People knows who helps each other?

    Hindus helps muslims and vice versa....... No single help from Shobhakka or Nalin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    Any single case where Nalin or Shobakka helped such a needy Hindus?????????????????????????????????

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    We are glad Vijaya is back with her family ...

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  • D.P.Shetty, Bahrain

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Good work to rescue poor lady from country like Saudi Arabia.God bless people helped her

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  • Rocks, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    We all want this kind of nature in D.K

    Appreciated ....

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  • ABDUL NARAYAN DSOUZA, MUMBAI+KARNATAKA+MANGALORE

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    well done mere laal..jijo hazaro saal

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  • ABDUL NARAYAN DSOUZA, MUMBAI+KARNATAKA+MANGALORE

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Jiyo*

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Vijaya, you are lucky to be back home in India and your family. You must have gone through a terrible time working with those idiots. My hats off to ISF and SDPI for the tremendous effort in helping this woman in distress.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    God bless those who helped Vijaya from house arrest ...

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    good work ISF ...

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  • kas, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Let us wait for the comments of those readers who used to call SDPI and other organisations as terrorist organisations.... Shobha is working to get this SDPI banned ....

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Every organization has some agenda...
    Political or religious..
    Some organizations do more good work than bad works. One example is bajarang dal. Pub attack is the only bad work they have done. Their agenda is protest against west culture. Agenda seems good.

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  • Mr. Robot, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Pub attack was good?

    Please get out of your delusional world. BD said that the pub attack was in the name of Indian Culture. What culture? Hitting women, is that Indian culture? Terrorizing people who were minding their own business? That's our Indian culture?

    The reason why the youth of our country is gravitating towards western culture is because western culture is so much better than ours. It is a culture of love, peace and tolerance. Indian culture will and should die off because it is an ignorant and backward culture. It's time has come. It is not compatible with the modern world.

    Moreover, the pub attack was nothing more than a publicity show. The people who run those pubs and who runs BD is one and the same. Why do you think more attacks have not happened? Everyone is in bed together and is taking advantage of backward mindsets like yours.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    This is not the best time for COMEDY...

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Don't compare every organization with Shaka. Come out of Karkala and experience and see how people of different religion lives like brothers, especially in Gulf countries. Your comments proves your limited knowledge on the world and on religions. May God enlighten you.

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  • roy pinto, mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    ONE PERSON COMING HOME IS MUCH BETTER SIR .
    THEN A HUGE CROWED COMING TO Dharma Sansad . PEOPLE LIKE U DIVIDE THE COUNTRY. IN THE NAME OF RELIGION

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  • Rampanna, Udupi

    Mon, Nov 27 2017

    Because in real life, hardly anything is black & white. It is mostly a million shades of grey.
    There would be hardly any grown up people in this world who have done nothing wrong or nothing wrong.

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    She got salary for her extended stay?

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  • kas, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    If she did not get salary , what are u going to do ???? If not pay from your pocket .... First learn to thank the Almighty for getting saved from such situations ....

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    They are not humans...
    Only terrorists

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    No, she did not get salary. Go to Nagpur and tell them to claim her salary from Saudi Arabia. Do you have guts ?

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  • Ahmed, Dammam

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Well done Indian Social Forum & SDPI.

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  • Fernandes, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Wow, what a relief. What a smile. Hats off you dear Fellow Indians, without cast and creed helped the needy. God bless them all.

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  • Kannadiga, Udupi

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Well done by ISF and SDPI.. hats off to you guys.

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  • Abhijit, M'lore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Great Job...Kudos SDPI :)

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Great Honored by ISF and SDPI. Keep it up your social deeds

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  • suhail, udp/dxb

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    good job keep it up...ISF always hope for all NRI's working in saudi.... may Allah SWT bless you all here and hereafter...

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  • Ahmed K. C., Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Different communities in general rush to help each other whenever there is necessity. But, firebrand communal people are the threat to peaceful society.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    @Ahmed .K C..mangalore,whether a different community or own,important is to reach a hand to the one in need.we shouldnt expect thanks from the reciever .Thats important.Who doesnt come forward to do ,might be not in a position to do,either by not having enough funds ,or something else .Thats why we should nt blame others.If you can do,do it,otherwise be queite without complain.I am too very happy that she can be with the family now atlast out of the house arrest.God bless who helped her in any way.By the way did she get her pending money or had problems?Hope she is alright .

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  • Rajesh Salian, Muscat/Uchila

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Great work.....

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  • Sulthan Dammam, Damman

    Sun, Nov 26 2017

    Great job done by India Social Forum...

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