Sri Lankan woman missing in Saudi Arabia for 14 years: elderly father appeals for information

A Sri Lankan woman who went to Saudi Arabia for employment has been missing for the past 14 years.

The missing woman is Niluka Rajapaksa from the Ambanpola-Serukoda area. Documents confirm that she left for Saudi Arabia on April 10, 2012 for foreign employment.

However, no information about where she is has emerged in the 14 years since she went abroad, her family said.

The missing woman's family has complained to the Foreign Employment Bureau several times about the matter. According to documents, the complaint was registered on August 17, 2022 under reference number CD/183/2208.

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has also sent letters about it in 2023 and 2024.

Speaking to the media, the missing woman's father said he first complained to the bureau on August 17, 2021, sent it another letter in 2024 and visited it in person several times.

Finally, he wrote to the current president as well, and the officials who replied said the relevant institutions had been notified to obtain information about the matter, he pointed out.

But no information has been received to this day, he said, adding that he has spent about 200,000 to 300,000 rupees, including travel expenses, on the matter and is now unable to go anywhere.

The elderly father said with sorrow that he is 73 years old, survives on daily medication due to serious ill health, and that his wife too suffered severe effects after being struck by lightning.

He appealed to the relevant authorities to take up the matter swiftly and find and provide information about his daughter.