Distressed Indians in Saudi: Swaraj gets embassy report

Distressed Indians in Saudi: Swaraj gets embassy report

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 07:35 PM IST
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Sushma Swaraj |

New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has received a report from the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia about some distressed nationals in Dubai who spent more than a fortnight in a bus after being duped by a placement agency.

“I have got the report from the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia. They contacted the embassy in October 2015 with a request to leave Saudi Arabia. The embassy provided a lawyer who is fighting their case. The next date of hearing is January 6, 2016. Since the exit is provided by the sponsor of the company, they are working for the intervention of the local authorities,” Swaraj tweeted.

The minister further tweeted that “the embassy will resolve the matter soon. The embassy has also contacted their recruitment agent in India who is reaching there. They have mobilised the community for shelter.”

According to reports, about a dozen youths from eastern Uttar Pradesh were duped by their placement agency and had to spend more than a fortnight in a bus on the outskirts of Dubai before being helped by some Indian expatriates, who arranged for their accommodation.

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