Hyderabad, Nov. 21 -- A 40-year-old woman from Hyderabad has allegedly been subjected to harassment and physical assault in Oman after being deceived by a job agent who reportedly confiscated her passport and demanded money for her return.

The woman, Fouzia Begum, a resident of MS Maqta in Khairtabad, travelled to Oman on October 21, 2025, on a tourist visa arranged through a local travel agency. She had been seeking employment after her husband divorced her and was promised a housemaid job with a salary of Rs 30,000 per month by a Bengaluru-based agent identified as Siddique.

Upon arriving in Muscat, Fouzia was allegedly received by another agent and later taken to Al Buraimi, where her ordeal began.

The matter surfaced after her brot...