Maharashtra minorities panel seeks consular aid for two Nagpur men detained in Saudi Arabia

NAGPUR: (Mar 8) The Maharashtra State Minorities Commission has appealed for consular assistance for a doctor and a businessman from Nagpur detained in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, where they had gone to perform Umrah.

After being informed by the duo's families of their plight, Maharashtra State Minorities Commission Chairperson Pyare Khan on Saturday wrote to the Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The family, in their letter to the commission, claimed the two have been detained after being falsely accused of involvement in brokerage activities without a company licence.