HYDERABAD: A Telangana worker was arrested in the UAE and sentenced to one month in jail, along with a penalty of AED 9,900 (approximately Rs 2.3 lakh), in a case where his bank account was used for fraudulent purposes. The worker, however, told the authorities that his account was used without his consent and that he was not involved in any way with the fraudulent transaction.The worker, Kada Mallesh, was employed as a cleaner in a hospitality establishment in Ras Al Khaimah. When he was returning home on February 10, 2025, he was stopped at immigration at Dubai Airport, where he was detained due to a travel ban. Mallesh was informed by the police station and court that his bank account had been used for illegal transactions. Mallesh, however, informed the authorities that he did not make such transactions himself and that his bank account was used without his consent.Mallesh’s wife, Kada Saritha, from Gollapalli village in Jagtial district, approached the Pravasi Prajavani at Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad on July 22. She submitted a memorandum addressed to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, requesting assistance for her husband so that he could receive legal help and return home safely. The family handed over the representation to the vice-chairman of the NRI Advisory Committee, Mandha Bheem Reddy, urging the Telangana state govt to take up her husband’s case.
