Odisha Chief Secy Writes to Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia for Rescue & Repatriation of 33 Odias

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena wrote to Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan asking him to take steps to rescue and repatriate 33 persons from the State, who are stranded in Saudi Arabia.

The State Government has been receiving distress calls and messages from some Indian citizens employed in Saudi Arabia who apparently have been cheated by their employers,  the Chief Secretary wrote in the letter.

It is found that 33 of them are from Odisha while 10 others are from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.  The victims have sent a video narrating their woes after their employer left them to fend for themselves. The Gulf Odia Society which wase pressed into service could contact the forlorn workers from Odisha and it is found that their Iquama (Visa) are not being renewed by their company owners (Qafeel), the letter reads.

Further, they have not been paid salary and are deprived of basic amenities like food, water and medicines. It is understood that the above Indian citizens are working in M/s Hadi AlHammam Group, at Camp-47, Juaumah, Saudi Arabia, it added.

“”Your kind intervention is requested for their rescue and repatriation urgently,” the Chief Secretary said.