Indian man stranded at Bahrain airport

An Indian mason has become the latest expat to find himself sleeping rough at Bahrain International Airport, after his boss allegedly cancelled his visa while he was on holiday and never told him.
However, authorities yesterday claimed they were powerless to stop the practice.
Parambath Bineesh returned to Bahrain on Thursday night after a two-month holiday in his native Kerala, India. But he found himself stranded there for two nights after immigration officers told him his visa had been revoked.
He had no choice but to sleep rough on the airport floor while friends in Bahrain rallied around to raise enough money for him to buy a plane ticket back to India, one of his friends told the GDN yesterday.
The 33-year-old finally left on Saturday night after spending days living off food given to him by airport staff.
Mr Bineesh came to Bahrain four years ago to work as a mason, but his friend claims his boss agreed he could work illegally for other firms because the company was unable to pay him regularly.
The same employer cancelled his visa while he was abroad, but a General Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Residence spokesman told the GDN yesterday there was no obligation for his boss to inform him.
09/08/10 Aniqa Haider/Gulf Daily News

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