Social worker Oberoi rescues 11 Punjabi youths

AMRITSAR: Twelve Indians and two Pakistanis, who were facing murder charges in Dubai, have been rescued by Indian businessman and philanthropist SP Singh Oberoi, who made arrangements for the blood money to secure their release. According to Oberoi, 11 of the 14 youths returned on Monday while three are expected to reach India in the coming days. Five of the 12 Indians are from Gurdaspur, two from SBS Nagar, two from Kapurthala, one each from Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, and one from Kurukshetra district in Haryana. Oberoi said the family members of the accused youths had approached him for help. The nine Indian-returnees have been quarantined for 14 days at the Military Hospital in Chennai.