India, Jan. 14 -- A 27-year-old Bangladeshi woman who allegedly faced prolonged physical and mental abuse by her Indian in-laws was rescued in Tripura's Sonamura area and handed over to the police last Sunday, officials said.

The woman, identified as Sweety Akter, was found near the Sonamura court complex after she fled her in-laws' house in Melaghar, locals said. With the help of local journalist Md Mamun Miah, she was taken to the Sonamura police station for legal assistance.

Police said the woman was produced before a court and would be deported to Bangladesh following due legal process. Officer-in-charge of the Sonamura police station, Tapas Das, said she had been booked under relevant provisions of the Passport Act and remanded to ...