Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Jagtial Family Seeks Telangana Help for Man Detained in Dubai
Aegurla Mallesham is a man from Telangana who is being held in Dubai.
He went to Oman in 2018 to look for work.
He later crossed into the United Arab Emirates after following advice from unknown men.
Officials arrested him during an inspection in March 2026 over fake-document charges.
He completed a six-month jail sentence, but officials also fined him AED 150,000.
He cannot pay the fine, so he remains in jail instead of being deported.
His family has asked Telangana’s chief minister to help.
The state government sent the case to the Indian Consulate in Dubai.
Aegurla Mallesham, from Mothkuraopet village in Jagtial district, is being held in Dubai.
He went to Muscat, Oman, in 2018 for work and later entered the UAE after crossing the border.
He was arrested during an inspection on March 8, 2026, on fake-document charges.
Mallesham served a six-month prison sentence and was fined AED 150,000, about Rs 39.31 lakh, with deportation ordered afterward.
His family appealed to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for help, and the state government referred the case to the Indian Consulate in Dubai.
- Who
- Aegurla Mallesham, his family, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, and the Indian Consulate in Dubai.
- What
- Mallesham remains in a Dubai jail after completing a six-month sentence because he cannot pay a fine of AED 150,000.
- When
- He was arrested on March 8, 2026; consular officials visited him on July 23, with the year not specified.
- Where
- Awir Jail, Dubai; Mallesham is from Mothkuraopet village in Jagtial district, Telangana.
- Why
- He was imprisoned on charges involving forged documents and remains detained because he cannot pay the fine imposed.
Family and assistance request
Fine and deportation order
How Mallesham can leave detention
Family and assistance request
His family is asking Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to seek a waiver of the fine so Mallesham can be released and return to India.
Fine and deportation order
Dubai authorities imposed a fine of AED 150,000 and ordered deportation; the report says Mallesham remains jailed because he cannot pay.
- Person
- Aegurla Mallesham
- Home village
- Mothkuraopet, Beemaram mandal, Jagtial district
- Went abroad
- Travelled to Muscat, Oman, in 2018 seeking employment
- Arrest
- March 8, 2026, during an inspection in Dubai
- Sentence
- Six months in prison for forgery (fake document) charges
- Fine
- AED 150,000, approximately Rs 39.31 lakh
- Next step ordered
- Deportation after the sentence and fine
- Government response
- Telangana forwarded the case to the Indian Consulate in Dubai