The dreams of a woman and her husband from Thane to earn decent money in Kuwait were shattered when their employer exploited them and held them captive. However, thanks to the efforts of the ‘Bharosa’ cell of the local police and the help extended by the Indian embassy in that country, the couple returned to India safely, a police officer said on Wednesday.

Assistant Police Inspector of Bharosa cell, Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV), Tejashree Shinde said a woman from Bhayandar in the Thane district had lodged a complaint some time back stating a maidservant and her husband had been held captive by their employer in Kuwait.