Riyadh : Saudi police have denied the claims made by an Indian expatriate in a viral video alleging that he was stranded and mistreated in the Kingdom.

The man, identified as 25-year-old Ankit Bharti, also known as Indrajit, from Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), recently appeared in the clip speaking in Bhojpuri with camels in the background.

“I came to Saudi Arabia. Kapil has my passport. I told him I need to go home, but he is threatening to kill me,” he said in the video, appealing to viewers to share it widely so that it “reaches the India’s Prime Minister”.

Bharti said he had travelled to Riyadh on October 1 after being persuaded by his wife and father-in-law to take up a job. He claimed that instead of the promised employment, he was left isolated and threatened when

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