Sunday, 02 October 2022 | PNS | NEW TEHRI
A youth from Tehri district who had gone to earn money for his family is reported to be stranded in Saudi Arabia and unable to return home due to alleged harassment by the owner of the hotel where he was working.
Shubham Bisht, a resident of Bhainskoti village in the district, who went to Saudi Arabia to work in a hotel two years ago, has been reportedly stranded for more than four months. His family members have submitted a memorandum to the Tehri additional district magistrate demanding his safe return.
Bisht had gone to Saudi Arabia in March 2020 to work in a hotel on a two-year visa through an agent in Delhi. When he reached there and started working in the hotel, the hotel owner acting contrary to the agreement allegedly started giving half the salary for 18 hours of work. He also gave food only once a day which was objected to by Bisht but the owner reportedly began to harass him and refused to give him NOC. His visa expired on May 14 this year.
The Tehri ADM Ramji Saran Sharma said that he has sent the letter to State’s Home secretary to do the needful and assist the family in bringing Bisht back.
