Dubai, June 30 (TIWN) Four Indian women who were tricked into working as bar dancers in Dubai were rescued by the police following a tip-off from the Indian consulate, the media reported.

Vipul, consul general of India to Dubai, said the ordeal of the women from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, began shortly after they landed in Dubai recently.  “They were deluded into believing that they will be working for an event management company. However when they reached Dubai, their employer locked them in a room. The women were then forced to work in a dance bar and solicit customers,” Vipul told Gulf News.  According to reports, one of the women managed to send an SOS to her family back home via WhatsApp. As soon as the message was brought to the attention of Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, he alerted the consulate, which then informed Dubai Police.