Another youth of Kendrapada district, who was stranded in strife-torn Iraq, reached his village Chasakhanda under Derabish block on Friday night.
According to returnee Sayed Tahir Ali, he was working as a plumber in the Fourth Dimension Company at Najaf with a monthly salary of Rs 35,000. As many as 2,100 Indians and 300 Bangladeshis were working with the company, he said.Tahir said they were panicked and started spending sleepless night after the bombing and gun firing started in the area, a half kilometre from their camp. They spent several days taking biscuits only and remained incommunicado with family members as communication systems were disrupted, he said.
Nisar Ali, father of Tahir, thanked the Government for bringing him back to village safely.“I had lost hope that I would ever see my family members again. I will not go to a foreign country to earn a living,” Tahir said thanking God.It may be noted that five youths of Kendrapada have returned so far.