Hyderabad, July 29 -- An elderly widow from Hyderabad has appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to facilitate the return of her 33-year-old son from Saudi Arabia, saying she has been unable to contact him for the past six months.

In a letter addressed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday, July 28, Aliya Begum said her son, Shaik Mohammed, travelled to Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh province for work. According to her, he was later placed under Huroob by his employer and is required to pay a SAR 10,500 fine linked to a previous accident case.

Begum said Mohammed is a hyper-diabetic patient whose blood sugar levels frequently range between 400 and 500 mg/dL, expressing concern over his health and wellbeing....