Lone Survivor Relative deported on arrival in Saudi Arabia

A relative of Mohammed Abdul Shoeb — the sole survivor of the Madinah bus accident that killed 45 Hyderabad Umrah pilgrims was deported from Saudi Arabia due to a past case registered against him.

Sources told media that Shoeb’s cousin, Sheik Ibrahim Ahmed, a resident of Jharra in Hyderabad, had travelled to Saudi Arabia to assist in the DNA identification process and attend the funeral of Shoeb’s parents, who were among the victims of the



mishap.

However, he was stopped by immigration authorities at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah after officials reportedly detected a service-related dispute filed against him nearly nine years ago during a previous period of employment in Saudi Arabia.

The long-standing case resulted in a ban on his re-entry into Saudi Arabia. “Because of this earlier issue, he was denied entry and sent back to Hyderabad,” a source added.