Three Indian men, who were allegedly physically tortured by their employer in Saudi Arabia, will return to India within a week, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday.

According to reports, the three men, hailing from Haripad in Kerala's Alappuzha district, were taken to Saudi Arabia by a placement agency on false job promises.

A video recorded by one of the youths and circulating on WhatsApp shows their Saudi employer beating them with a wooden plank.

On Wednesday, the minister said India had approached the Saudi Police and got the youths police protection.

"We reported this to Saudi Police. We are in touch with Indian workers. They will be back in India within a week," Sushma Swaraj tweeted.