Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian expat’s plea regarding his passport taken away from him and being kept as a collateral against a bank loan has gone viral on Twitter.
According to Jahir Sarkar’s tweets to the Dubai Police, he said that he had been brought to Dubai by an Egyptian and got his visa stamped for a period of two years. It was after getting the visa stamped that the man took a loan for Jahir, but took all of the money instead, the Khaleej Times reported on Saturday.
The Egyptian placed Jahir’s passport as a collateral/guarantee against the bank loan.
Jahir also told Dubai Police that his United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa had expired more than a year ago and that he was in grave trouble because of the situation that he was caught in.
Pleas help me 1 Egyption guy brieng me here in dubai and he make visa for me 2 years visa. After visa he make loan for me and take all money. Even he take my passport And put as a garantie please help me dubai police .my boss Egyption he ruin my life.i don’t know what I wil do
— jahir sarkar (@jahirsarkar21) October 11, 2019
Dubai Police responded to man’s plea by reaching out to the UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
The Ministry has asked Sarkar to give them an elaborate explanation about his problem and confirm the fact as to whether his passport has been held by his employer, and that he can raise a complaint in such a case.