Housemaid has her hand chopped off by female Saudi Arabian employer (Photo)

An Indian housemaid had her hand hacked off allegedly by her female employer in Saudi Arabia and has complained she has been tortured whilst working in Riyadh.

Kasturi Munirathinam, had been earning £150 a month while working as a cleaner for a household in the Saudi capital.

Since she started working in Riyadh, she said she had been tortured and deliberately deprived of food by her employers.Her family said that when Ms Munirathinam tried to escape, her employer decided to punish her and cut off her hand. Her sister, S Vijayakumari told the Press Trust of India..

''Kasturi's employer was angered after she apprised local officials about the harassment she was facing there, she was not even provided food'When she tried to escape harassment and torture, her right hand was chopped off by the woman employer. She fell down and sustained serious spinal injuries,' The incident happened after… she complained about torture and non-payment of wages by her employer.' she said.

The victim told Times of India

I pleaded with the lady not to harm me but she kicked me, punched me and cut off my arm. I want to go back home. Please help me,,'