Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- A Dubai court has sent a 24-year-old Hyderabad woman, Ameena Begum, to jail for 25 years over charges of possessing drugs.

Following the judgment which was delivered on Wednesday, October 8, the family members have started getting in touch with lawyers to appeal.

How Hyderabad woman landed in Dubai jail

It all began after the woman, a resident of Kishan Bagh, was approached by a local travel agent with an offer of a job at a beauty parlour in Dubai. As the woman was in search of a job after her divorce, she accepted the offer.

Although the claimed job was in Dubai, she was asked to first travel to Bangkok before flying to the Middle Eastern country in May 2025.

In Bangkok, another agent met the woman and handed ...