Phagwara, April 1 -- Two Indian citizens hailing from Punjab, were allegedly tricked by travel agents and sent to Iraq instead of Kuwait and held captive there by a company, which forced the duo into gruelling labour while denying them proper food and wages.
Describing their time in Iraq as "unbearable", Gurpreet Singh and Sodhi Ram, residents of Pattar Kalan in Jalandhar, said "a single day in captivity felt like an entire year". Upon their return, they expressed deep gratitude to Rajya Sabha MP and environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, whose timely intervention made their escape possible.
Gurpreet and Sodhi had taken loans to pay Rs 1.85 lakh each to travel agents for job placements in Kuwait. However, upon arrival, they realise...