Indian workers 'held captive' by company in Saudi Arabia, embassy intervenes

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A group of Indian workers have been "held captive" by a company in Saudi Arabia over salary-related disputes, prompting the Indian embassy in the gulf country to make efforts for their repatriation. The embassy intervened in the matter after Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik sought help from external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and the Prime Minister's Office.