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Duped by visa agents, two youths from DK return home after Saudi ordeal

CD Network
June 17, 2017

Mangaluru, Jun 17: Two youths from Dakshina Kannada, who were stranded in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after being duped by visa agents, have finally returned home.

saudiRavi Vas (30), a resident of Neermarga and Sharath (23), from Sullia are the two youths who reunited with their family members thanks to the efforts of Dakshina Kannada administration and Tulunada Rakshana Vedike.

Addressing media persons they said they were approached by two visa agents, who promised them attractive jobs as drivers in Saudi Arabia.

“We paid the agents Rs 1 lakh each to obtain visas, and left for Saudi Arabia. The agents told us that we would be paid Rs 25,000 per month, in addition to being provided free accommodation and food,” they recalled.

"However, we were not given salary for three months after joining for work. Company started paying us when our colleagues raised voice against us and started protesting against not paying salary,” they said.

Unfortunately, joy did not last long and company confiscated their passports and other documents.

They said that they got their documents back after their visa agents were pressured by Tulunada Rakshana Vedike.

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May 2,2020

Udupi, May 2: All the 18 people who were advised self-quarantine in connection with the Thekkatte petrol bunk incident have been tested negative, however, they were asked to continue the 14-day quarantine, said DHO Sudhirchandra Suda on Saturday.

the petrol bunk at Thekkatte was sealed after a Covid infected person had food and took bath at the petrol bunk, while he was travelling from Mumbai to Mandya.

The employees and the owner of the petrol bunk along with the six employees at Sasthana toll gate were asked to quarantine themselves for 14 days.

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March 24,2020

Mysuru, Mar 24:m who returned from foreign travel and flouted home quarantine guidelines has been arrested in Mysuru on Monday. 

The man, who returned from Australia, had a seal on his hand but was roaming around the city. 

According to police, he was supposed to be under home quarantine till April 6. V V Puram Police took him into custody.

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August 1,2020

Mandya, Aug 1: In a terrific incident, a college student has stabbed his own mother to death in Karnataka’s Mandya town over a trivial issue. The police have managed to nab the accused. 

According to police, the boy was irked by his mother rebuking him for staying out with his friends late in the night.

On Wednesday (July 29), she scolded him for not listening to her advice, following which he stabbed her to death, the official said. 

The student was arrested on July 30. He reportedly confessed to the crime. 

A police officer said that the woman was upset over her son frequently spending time with his friends till late in the night.

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