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Telangana Worker Seeks Return After Alleged Oman Job Scam

Telangana Worker Seeks Return After Alleged Oman Job Scam
"Agent Promised Rs 1.2 Lakh Salary": Telangana Worker Stranded In Oman · NDTV

Borubonthala Nagesh is a farmer from Telangana who travelled to Oman for work.

He says an agent promised him a salary of Rs 1.2 lakh a month.

Nagesh says he paid the agent Rs 80,000.

He alleges that, after arriving, he was made to do domestic work instead.

He says he is paid only Rs 75 a day and does not get proper food or support.

He says he is having trouble getting home.

In a video, he asked the Telangana government and the Indian government to help him return.

The report also describes other people from Telangana who alleged they were mistreated after travelling to Oman for jobs.

It says official data shows many complaints about overseas recruitment fraud and workplace grievances.

Key facts

Promised salary
Rs 1,20,000
Amount Nagesh says he paid
Rs 80,000
Pay Nagesh says he receives
Rs 75 daily
Telangana recruitment-fraud complaints
339 in the last three years, according to MEA data presented in Parliament
Gulf-country grievances
More than 80,000 complaints involving abuse, exploitation and workplace grievances from 2021 to 2025
Oman grievances
About 13,000 complaints in the same period

Quotes

Borubonthala Nagesh

Telangana farmer who alleges he was deceived into working in Oman

“An agent took Rs 80,000 from me, promising a salary of Rs 1,20,000 and saying I would not have to pay rent. But after I came here, there was no proper work, the company is not good, and I am facing serious difficulties. I am only being paid Rs 75 daily, and I have no proper income or support.”
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“The agent has cheated me and left me in a very difficult situation.”
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