India repatriate four people who were bought by the mafia in floods-hit Libya
The four individuals traveled to Libya in February of this year after receiving false employment promises from fraudulent travel agencies.
Four Indian citizens were returned by the Center on Friday from flood-stricken Libya, where over 3,000 people have perished as a result of the disaster. According to reports, Parvesh Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Rohit, and Sukhwinder Singh were four individuals who were sold to the mafia and forced to work as laborers on construction projects.
The four individuals traveled to Libya in February of this year after receiving false employment promises from fraudulent travel agencies.
The four individuals traveled to Libya in February of this year after receiving false employment promises from fraudulent travel agencies. However, according to news agency ANI, they were both bought and held in Zuwara City, Libya.
The Indian Consulate in Tunisia posted the following on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, describing the repatriation procedure as “extra challenging”: “The repatriation 04 Indians, stranded in different parts of Libya was extra challenging- Stay, arrangements for exit permits through efficient and timely efforts of Mrs. Tabassum. Under the GOI’s ICWF provision, the Mission provided emergency certificates and airline tickets.
Manpreet Singh, one of the laborers, stated: “The Indian Embassy and MEA have really supported us…There I went on January 14. We were able to communicate with our family for two months, but after that, we were sold to the mafia, according to ANI.
According to Sukwinder Singh, a different evacuee, sister, they haven’t spoken to him in months. “We made an effort to reach everyone. For us, it was a really trying moment. She replied, “I’m glad my brother is here.
Libya is now experiencing one of the biggest floods. Over 38,640 people have been displaced, and over 5,000 people are thought dead, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya. 3,922 fatalities have been reported in hospitals in the interim.
The death toll was described as “huge” and “might even reach thousands” by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The storm and flash floods have directly affected an estimated 884,000 people in five provinces, according to the UN humanitarian organization OCHA, who reported this on Thursday.
