A Labour councillor from west London has been fined £40,000 for illegally employing an Indian student as a full-time nanny after a UK court upheld an immigration ruling against her. UK councillor fined after Indian student says she was ‘physically abused, felt suicidal’(Representative image/AFP) The 45-year-old politician, Hina Mir, a qualified solicitor and former deputy mayor of Hounslow, was found to have hired Himanshi Gongley for £1,200 a month in cash, despite the student having no legal right to work in the UK, as reported by UK-based newspaper The Telegraph. Student alleges abuse The case escalated after Gongley reportedly flagged down a police car for help in August last year. UK home office officials told the court the 22-year-old appeared distressed and was later found to be in the UK illegally, her visa having expired in March 2023. She told authorities she had been “physically abused” and felt “suicidal” under the conditions she faced in Mir’s home. According to the newspaper, Adam Goodchild, an immigration officer, told the court that the student fully understood her …