Saudi diplomat in focus after two Nepalese women allege gang-rape, torture
The two Nepalese women were rescued on Monday from the diplomat's apartment in Gurgaon near Delhi where they had been living.
No one has been named in the First Information Report (FIR) and police are reportedly waiting for a signal from the foreign ministry before taking the next step.
The torture allegedly began in Jeddah, where the women were hired by the family as domestic helps, and continued in Gurgaon. Over three months, the women were allegedly raped and tortured by different men who visited the house.
"They raped us, kept us locked up, did not give us anything to eat," one of the women told NDTV.
One of them, a 50-year-old from Morang in Nepal, had divorced recently. The other woman, 20, has two little children in Nepal's Baglung, and a husband who has cancer.
They said they were afraid to tell anyone because they were beaten and threatened, sometimes with a knife.
The torture came to light after a newly- hired help ran away and contacted a non-profit - Meitei India to tell the horror tale. The organisation then went to the police.
Reports said the rescue team saw two Saudi women beating up the Nepalese women. The Saudi women also allegedly assaulted and abused the police.
The Embassy of Saudi Arabia has said the allegations were false and contrary to the information they have.
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