At least 24 youths from Ganjam district are allegedly tortured by a company in Saudi Arabia and have not got their payments in the past four months. The families of the victims have requested the district administration to intervene in the matter for their rescue.
According to reports, the victims including Anil Pal, Gobinda Dakua, lochan Behera, Prahallad Muduli, Umashankar Sahoo, Sudam Chandra Sahoo, Ganesh Patro, Bruhaspati Madi, Harikrushna Kola, Pedani Tarasu, Gopal Silbhasa and Basudev Silbhasa had applied for jobs in Saudi Arabia five months ago. Each person had paid over Rs 60,000 to the broker for the job.
The candidates were taken to Ichhapuram in Andhra Pradesh from where they were sent to Chennai alluring them of jobs in Saudi Arabia. They were recruited for Riyadh-based Aamal Al-Muqawil, a contracting company, in the country. The youths suffered after working with the company for a few days. Even, they did not get salary for their work.
A case has been filed at the Ichhapuram police station after lochan Behera and Anil Pal informed their families on phone about their sufferings in Saudi Arabia.
The victims’ families have approached a legislator in Ichhapuram about the matter.