2 Approached Indian Embassy, however, no help availed. Over 2,000 Indian workers are awaiting release after being jailed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for over a month. Despite several representations before the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, there has been no respite for the stranded labourers. Mohammad Ibrahim a native of Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur and Sukhdeep Singh from Hoshiyarpur of Punjab told India Today that they had approached the Indian Embassy. They told India Today that the jail authorities told them that they will not be released even if the Indian Embassy intervenes.

Source: India Today August 22, 2016 18:44 UTC