Los Angeles: Former Bollywood actress and social activist Somy Ali, who was famous for her outspoken nature and erstwhile love affair with Salman Khan, has come out with a shocking tale. Less than a month ago, Somy revealed that she escaped being trafficked while she tried to rescue a victim. She walked away with a hairline fracture of her hand, multiple injuries.
Somy Ali, at 48, is still all about rescuing trafficking victims and works side by side with law enforcement agencies to get them safe. She described recounting the harrowing experience, saying she was at a house and ordered to stay in her car until the victim had been extracted, while she sat with a team outside the house awaiting the victim. But the traffickers showed up, and one of them twisted her left hand so painfully that it broke.
When I stepped out of the car to help the victim, one of the traffickers grabbed my left hand around my wrist and twisted it so much that I screamed in pain, Somy recounted. “I’m in pain and in severe pain, and thankfully it’s just a hairline fracture.”
Doctors have told her to wear a cast, and have estimated a recovery time of 6-8 weeks. The injury has impacted her ability to conduct even basic tasks like shaking hands, and you can tell it’s affecting her remotely as her wrist is sore, swollen and appears to have diminished her ability to do more than physically lift a hand and wave.
However, Somy is unwavering in her effort to help trafficking victims. Best known for her candour, she has often spoken out on social causes in the past and in recent years has continued advocating, in particular, for victims’ rights and drawing attention to the current pressing problem of human trafficking.
Somy Ali’s courage and determination to recover is so commendable despite the dangers of those working on rescue operation on the front lines.