Media Release

Kuwait, Nov 16: With the timely intervention of Indian Social Forum, 2 non-resident Indians returned home safely. Ibrahim from Bengaluru and Jayasankar of Tamil Nadu are the 2 victims who had gone to the city in search of employment and were stranded here for nearly 20 months after falling into the trap of false promises from the visa agent. Upon knowing their situation, Indian Social Forum rescued them from this crisis and succeeded in repatriating them.

The Indian Social Forum (ISF), which is working for the welfare of the weaker sections among the expatriates by taking active part in identifying their problems and helping them to resolve the same through possible ways including legal and government channels, appealed to Indians who seek employment abroad to take necessary precautions about fraud visa agents.

Inside Story:
Hailing from RT Nagar Bengaluru, 38-year-old Ibrahim Mohammed Yasin running his own business as a painting contractor in Saudi Arabia and 48-year-old Tamil Nadu origin Jayasankar Manikkamare came to Kuwait in search of a new job as well as a greater chance to set up their own business as promised by the visa agent.

The moment Ibrahim and Jayasankar landed in the city in February 2015, they were forced to work as driver at a car rental company for Dh 70 salary. When they failed to receive any salary after working for a continuous period of three months, they had no other option but to resign from their company. As such they decided to return to India. However, the employer refused to give them their passport. At that point of time, neither did they have a job nor were they able to get back to their country. As such life became miserable.

In the meantime, a few days ago, Ibrahim's health condition also worsened. Members of the Social Forum were in touch with him during this period and offered all sorts of assistance.

Earlier, Ibrahim's family had approached the NRI Forum attached to the Government of Karnataka and requested for assistance.

After spending nearly 20 months, with the continuous effective intervention of the NRI Forum and Indian Social Forum both of them have reached home safely.