"Indian man duped by rogue recruiters returns home under UAE visa amnesty,"

An Indian man who was stranded in Dubai for two months after being cheated by rogue recruitment agents has flown home thanks to the UAE's visa amnesty.

Shanu Kannu, from the south Indian state of Kerala, was left penniless with no food and nowhere to live after he refused to take on work other than what was promised to him.

Speaking to The National, his family said the unscrupulous agents told the 21-year-old he had a job at a Dubai grocery store after they paid 100,000 rupees (Dh4,370) in visa fees. But, when he got to Dubai, he was forced to work on building sites. Elder sister Fatima said the physical and verbal abuse he endured from the so-called recruiters has impacted his mental health.

Since returning home on September 27, he has been undergoing counselling at a psychiatric hospital in Kerala's capital city of Thiruvananthapuram...

The family has filed a complaint against an agent in Kerala and contacted the Indian Consulate in Dubai for support in blacklisting a recruiter in the UAE so other people do not fall prey to fake job offers. They have also shared photos with authorities of cramped living conditions and videos that show Mr Kannu's bruises.