MEERUT, Dec. 28 -- Nine residents of Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, who had been trapped in Kyrgyzstan for the past three months after falling victim to an overseas job fraud, returned home safely on Saturday (December 27), officials said on Sunday.

They further said the remaining three men trapped in the Central Asian country are expected to return by December 30 as their visas remain valid until December 31. Pilibhit district magistrate Gyanendra Singh said the process for the return of the remaining three men was almost complete and they would be brought back before the year end.

He also urged people to remain vigilant against fraudsters offering lucrative overseas jobs. All 12 victims belong to Barkhera, Puranpur, Diyoria and Ga...