Dubai, May 6: The Indian consulate here rescued two Indian women from the Dubai International airport after they refused to board their flight fearing being duped by their employer. The two women hailing from Kerala, did not board their flight Monday that was booked by their employers, fearing being duped and not being able to reach their hometown. They are currently lodged at the Indian consulate shelter house until further arrangements are made to send them home.

"We were being sent to Chennai instead of Kerala," they said. The plight of the two women, in their mid-thirties, came to light when they sought help from a fellow Indian. "The women said that they arrived in UAE on an entertainment visa. They worked as dancers in a local hotel. Their relations with their sponsor turned sour when they refused to entertain men who came to the hotel," Gulf News reported.

They said that they were wakened by their sponsor and asked to pack their bags to fly to Chennai instead of their hometown Kozhikode in Kerala. On their way to the airport they overheard a telephone conversation by one of the staff with someone in Chennai. "He was providing the colour of the dress worn by us, our names and passport numbers," they said. "Instructions were also given to withhold our passport and return them if a payment of Rs 45,000 was made by us. We panicked and feared getting trapped further. We decided not to board the flight and walked out of the airport hoping to get help to return home".