On December 19, 2007, a young girl from Ernakulam, Kerala, married Mr Nair and moved with him to the Gulf, first to Abu Dhabi and then to Saudi Arabia where he was working. After she became pregnant, she returned to India and settled in her hometown in Kerala. However, he would often call her and harass her about dowry.
In September, 2009, he brought her back with him, claiming he would help her find a job but she faced more mental and physical abuse there. Then, in April 2010, she was taken to his home in Saudi Arabia, where she met her in-laws. While there, she overheard them talking about selling 153 sovereigns of gold, which led her to be threatened and assaulted by him over the issue.
