Overview
- Officials confirmed nine residents arrived home on Saturday after three months in Kyrgyzstan, with the remaining three expected to return by December 30 as their visas expire December 31.
- The group paid about ₹2.5 lakh each to a local recruiter who allegedly sent them on 59‑day visas with fraudulent job contracts.
- Victims reported being held, beaten, forced to work without pay, and facing additional extortion demands of up to ₹2 lakh for safe return.
- The case surfaced on December 5 when a video by worker Rohit went viral, prompting families to seek help from district authorities.
- Pilibhit SP Abhishek Yadav assigned a formal probe to the Circle Officer, and MP Jitin Prasada worked with the Indian Embassy to facilitate repatriation as families press for action and restitution.