Hyderabad, July 10 -- A video purportedly showing a youth from Telangana's Jagtial district stranded in Saudi Arabia has gone viral on social media, with the man appealing to the Indian authorities for help to return home.

The youth, identified as Aravind, claimed in the video that he was cheated by an agent who promised him a job in Saudi Arabia but allegedly abandoned him in a remote desert area to work as a shepherd.

According to Aravind, he has been living in a small room without electricity and has been left without adequate food. He alleged that he was forced to work under harsh conditions and was denied basic amenities.

He further claimed that when he asked for drinking water, he was told to consume the water meant for sheep. Ar...