India Monday said that seven of its sailors freed from the captivity of Yemen’s Houthi rebels would return home soon. The Indian sailors were among a total of 14 people taken hostage by the Houthi rebels on January 2 when they seized UAE-flagged merchant vessel Rwabee in the Red Sea. The sailors reached the Omani capital of Muscat on Sunday, and are “expected to travel back to India shortly”, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. Also read: Britain, India call for immediate cease-fire in Ukraine On Sunday, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi took to Twitter to announce the release of the 14 hostages from the clutches of the rebels in Yemen. “All of them are now safely in the care of Oman. We are deeply grateful for the noble and humanitarian efforts made by many parties in good faith, not least the Yemeni leadership in Sanaa, to bring this to fruition,” he wrote. In response, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had tweeted, "Thank you my friend @badralbusaidi for your help and assistance. Look forward to their safe homecoming." Also read: India condemns US lawmaker's Kasmir visit

Transgender beauty vlogger Saad Mua has claimed that she was held captive and tortured by a man and a woman she met at a restaurant in the city's Bashundhara residential area four days ago. In her police complaint, Saad claimed that the man and the woman later invited her to their house for lunch. And when she went to their house, the accused allegedly held her captive, snatched her bag and cell phone, and also tortured her. Based on her complaint, a case was filed at Vatara police station against the accused on Friday. Officer-in-charge of Vatara police station, Sajedur Rahman said that if the allegations turned out to be true, "then legal action will be taken against the accused". In fact, on Friday night, Saad posted the photos of the two accused on her Facebook wall and narrated her ordeal on the social media platform. READ: SaadMua: The First Male Beauty Blogger of Bangladesh On Facebook, she identified the woman as Saima Sikder Nira, a student of Daffodil International University, and the man as Ishtiaq Fuad, a former Air Force official and a student of North South University. Saad also wrote that the two were in touch with another man named Rafat Bin Nur on walkie-talkie and "their intention was to sell me". "I later came to know that Rafat is an Armyman and is currently out of the country on a mission." READ: Stabbing leaves transgender woman dead in Cumilla: Police Saad Mua makes various videos on beauty care, including makeup tutorials.