Punjab-origin amputee gets ₹37 lakh from Abu Dhabi firm on embassy intervention
A Punjab-origin man in Abu Dhabi, who lost his hands and legs following an injury at work, has been paid 2,02,000 dirhams ($54,994 or ₹37 lakh) as compensation by his company after the intervention of the Indian embassy here, the media reported.
Gurbinder Singh was earlier offered a mere 5,750 dirhams (₹1 lakh) by the company as final settlement and was also terminated from his job, Khaleej Times reported on Thursday.
However, the Indian embassy held discussions with Singh’s employer and after a series of follow-ups, the company raised the settlement amount to 202,000 dirhams. On June 20, the company representatives presented a cheque and contribution from the staff to Singh’s wife Rajwinder Kaur.
Singh, who worked as a crane operator for a private company in Abu Dhabi, had injured his knee at the company site on Zirku Island on February 24.
According to a medical report, Singh was diagnosed with septic shock (a serious medical condition following an infection) and severe bacterial infection, which required surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from injury.
By the second week of April, doctors advised him amputation to save his life. .