Eventually, he heard from another Punjabi immigrant, who had been delivered from similar peril, about the saviour. Sukhjot, also from Barnala district, was one of the 17 men released from prison in 2013, after being convicted of murder. Shoe racks line the crowded camp (Photo: Varinder Bhatia) Shoe racks line the crowded camp (Photo: Varinder Bhatia)Oberoi negotiated with Mohammed Riaz, the victim’s father, who lives in Peshawar, Pakistan. For Indian construction workers in UAE, who make on an average Rs 25,000 to Rs 40,000 per month, it is nothing less than calamitous. He has paid for 800 air tickets so that families of men incarcerated in Dubai can visit them in jail.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2017 18:45 UTC