'Unable to Locate Him': Indian Embassy on Viral Video of UP Man Claiming to Be Trapped in Saudi Arabia

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has responded to a viral video showing a man from Uttar Pradesh begging for help to go home, saying that the mission has not been able to "locate the person". "No further

action can be taken as the video does not contain any details about the location/province in Saudi Arabia, or contact number or employer details," the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said on X.The Saudi Public Security, meanwhile, in a post on X clarified that the claim by the expatriate is baseless. "It was documented and published with the intent of increasing viewership on their account on a social media platform," it said.In the video, the man is seen speaking in Bhojpuri with a camel in the background. "My village is in Allahabad… I came to Saudi Arabia. Kapil has my passport. I told him I need to go home, but he is threatening to kill me," the unidentified man is seen saying as he pleads for help, urging, viewers to "share this video"."Please help me, I will die; I need to go to my mother. Share this video as much as possible. Look, there is nobody here nearby, nobody is here — look brother, I will die. Share this video so much that it should reach up to the Prime Minister," he says.The clip, shared by Delhi-based criminal lawyer Kalpana Shrivastav, has garnered over 140,000 views within 24 hours.

Tagging External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, she wrote, “Honorable Foreign Minister @DrSJaishankar ji, please take immediate cognizance, a resident of Prayagraj Handia Pratappur is stuck in Saudi Arabia.”Reacting to the situation, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said that it has reached out to officials in Uttar Pradesh to identify the man. “As the person says that he is from Prayagraj district, @DM_PRAYAGRAJ @Sp_prayag @prayagraj_pol may also reach out to his family and advise them to write to us at [e-mail].”The embassy has requested anyone with credible information to contact them directly.