Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Sep 16: The woman from Udupi district who had gone missing at Kuwait International Airport, has been taken into custody by the Kuwait CID police, sources said.
The woman who was working as a housemaid in Kuwait was at the airport to board a flight to Mangaluru, when she mysteriously went missing.
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The lady had a valid ticket and was on her return journey. Her boarding had been cleared at the airport. It s now learnt that during the immigration clearance process, the CID police all of a sudden took her into custody.
The lady had informed her daughter from the Kuwait airport that her immigration clearance had encountered some hitch. Her daughter had later uploaded a video clip on social media in which she said that her mother was not available for contact through cellphone and sought help.
A few community leaders who followed up the case were told by the office that the woman was in the custody of the police.
The woman's daughter, who is concerned about the fact that there is no information why her mother has been detained, has got in touch with NRI Forum Karnataka former vice-president Dr Arathi Krishna. Arathi in return has established contact with the Kuwait embassy and requested them to address the issue and allow the lady to leave for her native place early, it is learnt.