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Indian nationals released from Saudi jail are thankful to Sushma Swaraj and Ali anwar

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ANI New Delhi

Another batch of 200 Indian nationals who were released from Saudi jail and have arrived in India said on Friday that they are thankful to Sushma Swaraj and Ali Anwar Ansari who gave them a new life by bringing them back.

An Indian who came back from Saudi Arabia said, "An employee died there because of electric shock, whereas the report made by the company says that he was drunk while working and also became a reason for his death. Ten thousand people employed with the company came out on road in protest of this. People from eight countries were present there, out of which 43 Indians were put behind bars without any proof or reason."

 

"There are 60 CCTV cameras in the camp. None has any footage that can prove us guilty of any act," he added.

Thanking the present government of India he said, "We are highly thankful to Ali Anwar Ansari who made constant pressure on Sushma Swaraj to get us back."

Indian workers trapped in fighting in war-torn Iraq arrived home on Thursday, but many others are still being held captive by the suspected fighters of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

So far, over 2,500 Indians have returned home from that country.

Forty-six freed nurses, who were abducted by suspected Islamist militants in Iraq, had arrived home in Kochi on July 5. A group of 78 workers belonging to Andhra Pradesh also reached India the same day.

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First Published: Jul 18 2014 | 2:23 PM IST

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