A 25-year-old Indian woman who went to work to Saudi Arabia was allegedly tortured to death. The woman identified as Asima Khatoon hailed from Hyderabad and was working as a maid in Saudi. She was reportedly kept there illegally after her visa expired.

Her family claimed that she had complained to them about being harassed mentally and physically. Asima had, in a phone call a few weeks back, requested her family to rescue her and make arrangements for her return.

The Telangana government had written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) at the behest of the deceased'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.

Telangana Police has written to Saudi authorities seeking details of her death. "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 by secretariat on behalf of state government," Inspector Ramesh said.