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Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, has urged the External Affairs Minister, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, to take up the case of the release of nine detained Indian youth with the Kuwait government on priority.
In a letter to the External Affairs Minister today, he said eight of these youth were from Punjab and the ninth from Rajasthan who were working with Ahmadiya Construction Company there. He said it was a very serious issue demanding immediate intervention.
He informed Mrs Swaraj that these workers were arrested as prime suspects in the murder of an Egyptian co-worker whose death was subsequently declared as natural due to heart attack.
Providing details, he pointed out that originally, a total of eleven Indians were arrested in this case. Two of them got bail due to sincere efforts of some Punjabi social workers residing in Kuwait but rest of them were still in Kuwait police custody. Neither the Indian Embassy nor their company was showing any concern to help them.
He said these young Punjabis were the victims of personal grudge which started over some petty argument and then converted into dispute. However, the death of Egyptian worker was in no way related to this dispute and his Egyptian companions were trying to take undue advantage of the situation by accusing these innocent young Punjabis for the murder of their co-worker.
He referred to the plight of their helpless families back home who were going through hell and deep agony. They had been running from pillar to post for seeking help and justice for their kith and kin.
The PPCC chief urged the External Affairs Minister to look into this serious matter and take up the issue at appropriate level for getting justice to these people.
