Aizawl: He Mizoram Police have rescued and rescued three Mizo women who were working as domestic help and were stranded in Syria for about 20 months, an official said on Sunday.
The three women had left Mizoram in 2022 and began facing difficulties shortly after landing in Syria in November of that year, he said.
After intense efforts by Mizoram Following approval from the police and Indian Embassy authorities and after completing all legal formalities, the three women left Syria on August 20 and returned home safely on Saturday, the police official said.
While two women are from Hnahthial district, the other is from Champhai district, he said.
The three women were illegally sent to Syria by a private placement agency in November to work as domestic workers, he said.
Shortly after arriving in Syria on November 6, 2022, the three women began facing problems with their employers.
Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Home Minister K Sapdanga have taken the issue very seriously and under their leadership, initiatives have been taken to rescue and repatriate the three Mizo women from Syria since May, he said.
Legal proceedings have also been involved in this matter.
During the process, the state government was in constant contact with the Indian embassy and the Syrian authorities.
After winning the legal cases, the Indian embassy in Damascus gave shelter to the three women for three weeks, and when exit visas were issued, they were taken to New Delhi on August 20 and then to Aizawl on Saturday, the police official said.
They will be sent back to their villages within this week to reunite with their families, he added.
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