India, Feb. 21 -- After seeking assistance from the Odisha Government through social media, four of the six Odia youth stranded in Thailand have been safely repatriated to the State.

After seeking assistance from the Odisha Government through social media, four of the six Odia youth stranded in Thailand have been safely repatriated to the State.

According to official sources, Jayanta Kumar Mallick, Hemanta Kumar Behera, Manaranjan Sahu, and Bijay Kumar Swain returned to Odisha today.

The six youths, hailing from Kendrapara and Bhadrak districts, had travelled to Thailand in August last year to work at a plywood company. However, they later alleged the company owner failed to pay their wages, leaving them in severe financial distress an...