Hyderabad woman trapped in Oman after travel agent scam

A woman from Hyderabad was allegedly duped by her travel agent and has been stuck in Muscat, Oman. The victim has been identified as Najma Begum, her mother Ahmadi Begum approached Union external affairs minister Subramanian Jaishankar for help.

The woman is currently taking refuge at an Indian embassy shelter after escaping her employer’s



residence.

Majlis Bachao Tehreeek (MBT) spokesperson Amjedullah Khan took to X and said that the woman, “Najma Begum from Hyderabad, Telangana cheated by a local travel agent and was stuck in Muscat, Oman. She ran away from her employer’s house and took shelter in the Indian Embassy in Muscat, Oman shelter home, her mother Ahmadi Begum appealed @DrSJaishankar to rescue her daughter as soon as possible.”