Duped by travel agents, 6 repatriated from Dubai
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, April 23
Six persons, including two women, who were duped by travel agents returned home from Dubai here on Friday. Dubai-based businessman and head of Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust, Dr SP Singh Oberoi, helped theses six helpless young boys and girls for returning from Dubai.
“These persons are from economically weakerfamilies and suffered a lot after being cheated in Dubai. We got information about their suffering and with huge efforts they reached at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar on Friday,” said Oberoi.
He said that due to financial constraints many parents in Punjab and other states fall prey to greedy agents and send their innocent daughters and sons for jobs in Arab countries but unfortunately the greedy agents lured into fake or defaulting companies and most of the girls were sold to landlords or other businessmen, who take extra work after legalising these girls at their own expense.
As a result, the health of many girls deteriorates but it becomes very difficult to get them out. Oberoi said he received many phone calls every day from people, who were stranded in Arab countries after being deceived by travel agents.
The victims were identified as Jobanjit Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Baljit Singh, Avtar Singh and two women.
So far, the Sarbat Da Bhalla Trust has repatriated about 30 girls and about 500 young boys stranded at Dubai. Oberoi appealed to the parents to send their children abroad only after thorough scrutiny and also asked the governments to crack down on fraudulent agents so that innocent children do not face such problems.
