105 Nepalis arrested in Dubai

The Dubai police have arrested at least 105 Nepali youths who were on their way to Iraq to work in American companies Thursday night.

According to reports, the police arrested them from a godown near the Dubai International Airport . They have been living there since two weeks without enough food. Most are from Morang, Jhapa, Sunsari, Udaypur and Okhaldhunga districts.

The arrested youths informed their family back in Nepal after being arrested.

They had agreed to go to Iraq for works through a manpower company based in Kupondole, which assured them of monthly salary of between 650 to 800 US dollars. nepalnews.com ia Dec 28 07