When Indian national Velayutham came to Malaysia from his hometown in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu in 2018, he wanted to work as a carpenter.

But the man claimed he was tricked by his recruitment agent into working at a banana leaf restaurant in Petaling Jaya “temporarily”, where he allegedly endured abuse and exploitation for one-and-a-half years before running away.

Speaking to Indian actress Lakshmy Ramakrishnan on Indian entertainment channel Behindwoods Air...