Man Arrested For Selling Karnataka Women In Saudi Arabia:- A man from Kulashekhar has been arrested by the Mangaluru police, for allegedly cheating a woman on the pretext of getting her a nurse’s job in Doha, Qatar and “selling her as a slave” in Saudi Arabia.
The accused identified as James D'Mello (35) was arrested on Sunday. He admitted that he was instrumental behind sending the victim Jacintha Mendoca (46) to Saudi Arabia. Jacintha is a resident of Mudarangady in Udupi, Karnataka.
According to the police, the accused had promised to get Mendonca a job as a house nurse in Qatar, but instead, “sold her as a slave” to a man in Saudi Arabia last year. It was reported that Mendonca had been sent to to Mumbai by D’Mello, from where she was sent to Saudi Arabia by another agent, Shaba Khan, who had allegedly taken Rs 5 lakh from her employer in Saudi Arabia. Khan had also reportedly paid Rs 25,000 to D'Mello.
The Ministry of External Affairs is trying to bring Mendonca back to the country. The victim is still stranded in Saudi Arabia, back to the country. Police sources said Khan would be arrested soon.
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