(a) whether 39 Indians were deported back to India by the United Arab Emirates (UAE);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Emigration Officers of UAE have found the visa documents of all 39
Indians as fake during checking;
(d) if so, whether any inquiry has been conducted by the Protector of Emigrants in this
regard; and
(e) if so, the outcome thereof; and
(f) the action against the guilty officers?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI E. AHAMED)
(a) Yes.
(b) & (c) On 23.04.2007, 39 Indian passengers departed for Dubai from IGI Airport by
flight No. IC-897 on authority of the boarding cards issued by Indian Airlines and paper
fax visa for UAE. On 24.04.2007, 36 passengers were deported back by UAE Immigration by
the return flight No. IC-896 and 3 passengers by flight No. IC-893 on the ground of ‘No
Visa for UAE’ as their employer did not turn up at the Dubai Airport to receive them with
original visas.
(d) to (f) Information is being collected through concerned agencies and will be laid on
the Table of the House.