Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- A 41-year-old migrant worker from Telangana has been imprisoned in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the past eight months in connection with an alleged liquor-related offence.

The case came to public attention when his son, Sanjay, posted an appeal for help on the Saudi Arabia Telugu Association (SATA) WhatsApp helpline on Saturday, August 9.

Journey to Saudi Arabia

Pabbati Prashanth, a resident of Vengalayipet village in Pegadapalli mandal, Nirmal district, travelled to Saudi Arabia in June 2022 to work as a labourer for Asad Contracting Company, arranged via a recruiting agency in Byculla, Mumbai.

Dissatisfied with his job and pay, he left the company within a month and sought work elsewhere. He had earlier worked in ...