67 Indians working in private Iranian firm being repatriated

NEW DELHI, Jan 2: As many as 67 Indian employees working in a private company in Iran are being repatriated after they wished to come back home.

“Due to intervention of our Embassy in Iran, 67 Indian employees of a company who wished to return are being repatriated after payment of dues,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.

Meanwhile, commenting on a separate case of an Indian being duped in a Gulf country, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the State Government concerned should register a case against the recruiting agent.

“In all cases where immigrating workers are cheated/duped we will ask the State Government to register a case against the Recruiting Agent,” she tweeted. (PTI)