Punjab CM asks Jaishankar to rescue women stranded in Muscat

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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday appealed to Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to arrange to bring back 104 Indian women stranded in Muscat. Fourteen of them are from Punjab.

In a tweet, the Chief Minister said that he had ordered the ADGP, NRI affairs, to nab the agents who cheated them.

Urge @DrSJaishankar to immediately arrange for return of 104 women stuck in Muscat. 14 women are from Punjab & have ordered ADGP NRI affairs to nab the agents who cheated & misguided them. I laud the efforts of @SPSOberoi who has consistently helped Indians in distress abroad. https://t.co/xzvU2jzSuo

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) February 15, 2020

He also lauded the efforts of Dubai-based hotelier S.P.S. Oberoi, who has consistently helped Indians in distress abroad.