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120 Indians deported from Saudi Arabia

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has deported 120 Indians, who were either working illegally or overstaying in the country, after granting them amnesty from prosecution.

An Indian embassy official said more than 20,000 people, including many Indians, had been detained during the past six months for overstaying after visiting the country for pilgrimage.

They were given amnesty by the Saudi Government and were repatriated to India on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight.

The official said this Ramadan season India would seek clemency for its nationals languishing in prisons, Arab News reported.

A number of workers, mostly from Kerala, are in Saudi prisons and deportation centres. Many of them are unable to play blood money for accidents resulting in deaths for which compensation has to be paid. — UNI

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