Nizamabad: Many Gulf returnees, who were deported to the country for illegal stay, sought police action against agents for allegedly duping them of money on the pretext of getting them jobs in foreign countries.
Victims, under the aegis of Migrants Rights and Welfare Forum, met roads and buildings minister V. Prashanth Reddy and DCP Arvind Babu, and submitted a memorandum in this regard.
The forum president Kotapati Narasimha Naidu said that one Chikkala Swamy, an agent, collected Rs 80,000 from several people assuring them of jobs in Muscat of Oman. However, the aspirants faced issues upon landing in the country and were penalised Rs 1.2 lakh for illegally staying in the country, he said.
He said that while some of them returned safely, they were in financial dire straits. He asked the police to inquire into the issue and invoke the PD Act against those responsible.
Minister Prashanth Reddy also spoke to Nizamabad police commissioner K.R. Naga Raju for necessary action in this regard.
