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Held in Malaysia for working sans permit, Andhra youth awaits repatriation
Hyderabad: The High Commission of India in Malaysia is working on getting an Indian worker from Andhra Pradesh repatriated back home after he was jailed for allegedly violating employment norms.
Karipam Pawan, 23, from Thigacharla village in Nellore district, was arrested at a resort in Malaysia for not having valid documents for work.
Pawan and his brother Simhadri, 22, were promised jobs abroad by an agent, but after landing in Malaysia on June 26, 2024, the brothers were not provided with work permits. On being informed about the plight of the two workers by the Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS), the Federation of NRI Cultural Associations in Malaysia president Bureddy Mohan Reddy followed up the case with the High Commission, writing to them about it in Jan this year.
With the intervention of the High Commission, Simhadri returned to India in March this year, but Pawan is yet to be released. Mohan Reddy told TOI that the High Commission is pursuing Pawan's case to get him released and repatriated.
Both the brothers were said to have paid 50,000 to an agent who promised them jobs in Malaysia. However, in Dec last year, they were reportedly arrested by the Malaysian authorities for working without permits.
