‘I will die…’: Man from Prayagraj appeals for rescue from Saudi Arabia in viral video; Indian Embassy responds

The embassy also reached out to Delhi-based lawyer Kalpana Shrivastav, who first shared the clip, requesting her assistance in gathering more information. “@Lawyer_Kalpana please seek details from the source of the video you have posted,” the mission wrote.

Since the man identified himself as being from Prayagraj, the embassy has also sought help from local authorities in Uttar Pradesh. “As the person says that he is from Prayagraj district, @DM_PRAYAGRAJ @Sp_prayag @prayagraj_pol may also reach out to his family and advise them to write to us at cw.riyadh@mea.gov.in,” the post added.

The short video, which quickly went viral and has been viewed over 1.7 lakh times, shows the man speaking in Bhojpuri with a camel in the background. He claims he is being held against his will in Saudi Arabia and that someone named Kapil has taken his passport.

“My village is in Allahabad… I came to Saudi Arabia. Kapil has my passport. I told him I need to go home, but he is threatening to kill me,” the man says, visibly distressed. He then pleads for help: “Brother, share this video, share it so much that, with your support from India, I can get help and come back to India… Please help me, I will die; I need to go to my mother.”

Sharing the clip on X, advocate Shrivastav, who describes herself as a criminal lawyer based in Delhi, urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to take “immediate cognizance” of the matter. “Honorable Foreign Minister @DrSJaishankar ji, please take immediate cognizance, a resident of Prayagraj Handia Pratappur is stuck in Saudi Arabia,” she wrote.

Watch the video:

माननीय विदेश मंत्री @DrSJaishankar जी तत्काल संज्ञान मे ले, प्रयागराज हंडिया प्रतापपुर का रहने वाला फंसा सऊदी अरब मे…

पार्ट 1 सभी भाई बहन इस वीडियो को शेयर करें ताकि इसकी सहायता हो पाए 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5op97otITq

— कल्पना श्रीवास्तव 🇮🇳 (@Lawyer_Kalpana) October 23, 2025

Shrivastav also appealed to people online to amplify the video so it reaches authorities quickly.

So far, the Indian government has not been able to confirm the man’s identity or location. The embassy has asked anyone with credible leads, especially his family in Prayagraj, to get in touch directly.