Sahabuddin’s parents Alamgir Seikh and Kohinoor Bibi
Because the video of the Bangladeshi couple was allegedly shot on his phone, his family said, he was arrested in 2023. Because a video was uploaded (from his phone),” she said, he is being kept in jail just. “My son was unaware of the consequences. He was arrested along with six others, including the Bangladeshi couple and four youths from Pakistan. But he did not commit any serious crime.
Sahabuddin had travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2018 and taken up work as a cleaner with the multinational construction conglomerate Saudi Binladin Group. He made 741 riyals a month (around Rs 18,500) which supported his family back home. In Oct 2024, she approached Murshidabad-based NGO Karna Subarna Welfare Society, which approached the Indian High Commission, seeking intervention.
The family said it does not have the financial wherewithal to travel to Saudi Arabia and fight the matter out in court, and that is why it was seeking the govt’s support. The family said it is yet to receive a response. Sahabuddin’s long incarceration has left the family without adequate financial support. His younger brother Akash has had to take up work as a daily wage labourer.