Harbhajan Singh helps in rescuing 21-year-old Bathinda girl, held captive in Oman

Harbhajan Singh recently got an opportunity to perform a bigger duty -- rescuing a distressed Indian citizen, held captive in a foreign land. One of India's greatest bowlers, who was nominated by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to Rajya Sabha, recently played a very significant role along with Indian Embassy in Oman in rescuing 21-year-old Bathinda girl Kamaljeet Kaur, who was "illegally held and manhandled by her employers". Her passport and sim card was also confiscated.

Asked about the incident, Harbhajan told PTI, "This wouldn't have been possible without the help of the Indian Embassy in Oman and our Ambassador Mr Amit Narang. His contribution has been invaluable." "As far as my intervention is concerned, this Rajya Sabha seat is to help people in need and a daughter of our country was in need. I just did my job.

It was very nice of the Indian Embassy to call me up and inform me that Kamaljeet is back home in Punjab, safe and secured." Kamaljeet, who is now back in her native place Barkandi village in Bathinda, and her father Sikandar Singh, spoke to PTI about their week-long ordeal and how travel and placement agents in Punjab are bleeding poor families financially with a promise of a better future. Kamaljeet was supposed to join an Indian family but was moved to an office straight from the airport. "My father is a daily labourer and we are a family of three.

Being the eldest of three siblings, I wanted to help my father and I had approached a local agent named Jagseer Singh, who promised me the job of a cook with a hindi-speaking Indian family in Oman," an emotionally exhausted Kamaljeet started narrating her harrowing story. "It was towards the end of last month that I left for Muscat. I was told that if my service turns