50 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia

Nizamabad: Around 50 Indian youths, mostly from Telangana state are stranded in Saudi Arabia since four months without documents, jobs, accommodation and food.

The youths sent a video clip explaining their plight in Saudi Arabia and urged the Telangana state government to rescue them from Saudi Arabia. The youths hail from undivided Nizamabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar and other districts. 

They said that Indian Embassy officials in Riyadh had ignored their plea to return them to India. “Embassy officials told us that the Telangana state government should initiate steps for the safe return of their subjects,” the victims said. They said that the embassy had suggested that they should meet their sponsors for returning home. But we have troubles with them, they said.  The victims have urged the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, NRI minister K.T. Rama Rao and Nizamabad MP K. Kavitha to take the initiative for their safe return.  The passport details of the and contact numbers have been sent to Telangana Gulf Welfare and Cultural Association president Patkuri Basanth Reddy.