Overview

• All 36 Indian nationals have returned home, with officials saying the rescues and travel arrangements were completed within days.
• The case reached Piyush Goyal through local BJP leader Govind Prasad, who reported 18 distressed workers, after which 18 more in similar hardship were found.
• The Indian Embassy in Oman coordinated with local authorities to trace the workers, complete formalities, and organize their travel.
• The workers’ accounts described delayed or partial pay, cramped housing, passport confiscation, loans in their names, and threats by an employer, which remain allegations.
• Goyal framed the effort as aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to aid Indians abroad and urged citizens to verify agents and employers before taking overseas jobs.