Lure of work abroad lands Indians in jail / Hindustan Times, 12 January 2008
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"The dream of a job in a foreign land has gone sour for thousands of Indians, who are now languishing in foreign jails for travelling with false documents. BS Ramoowalia, member of the National Commission for Minority Education Institutions, said that over 20,000 Indians, mostly from Punjab and southern states, were languishing in jails after being duped by travel agents. Ramoowalia made this submission at the recently-concluded Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan.The India External Affairs Ministry puts the figure at 6,277 but admits that many countries have not submitted the count of Indians in jail."