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| Bail for Indian 'toilet' stowaway | Bail for Indian 'toilet' stowaway |
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| An Indian man who returned to his home country from Saudi Arabia on an Air India flight without a ticket or a passport has been granted bail. | An Indian man who returned to his home country from Saudi Arabia on an Air India flight without a ticket or a passport has been granted bail. |
| Stowaway Habib Hussain hid in the plane's toilet to escape what he said was was a life of "bonded slavery". | Stowaway Habib Hussain hid in the plane's toilet to escape what he said was was a life of "bonded slavery". |
| He said that he was duped by unscrupulous agents who forced him to work without pay in Saudi Arabia. | He said that he was duped by unscrupulous agents who forced him to work without pay in Saudi Arabia. |
| He was detained by Indian police who say this was a major security breach at a time the country is on high alert. | He was detained by Indian police who say this was a major security breach at a time the country is on high alert. |
| He has been quizzed by Indian police and intelligence agents since his arrest on 25 December at Jaipur airport. | He has been quizzed by Indian police and intelligence agents since his arrest on 25 December at Jaipur airport. |
| Emotional moment | Emotional moment |
| Mr Hussain - from the state of Uttar Pradesh - said that he only survived in Saudia Arabia by begging money from Hajj pilgrims in the Saudi towns of Mecca and Medina. | Mr Hussain - from the state of Uttar Pradesh - said that he only survived in Saudia Arabia by begging money from Hajj pilgrims in the Saudi towns of Mecca and Medina. |
| Now all I want to do is see my pregnant wide and two children Habib Hussain | Now all I want to do is see my pregnant wide and two children Habib Hussain |
| As a cleaner at Medina airport, Mr Hussain was able to hide in the toilet of a plane carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to the Indian state of Rajasthan. | As a cleaner at Medina airport, Mr Hussain was able to hide in the toilet of a plane carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to the Indian state of Rajasthan. |
| The BBC's Narayan Bareth in Jaipur says that it was an emotional moment for Mr Hussain's family members - who had been campaigning for his release - when they were reunited with him on Thursday. | The BBC's Narayan Bareth in Jaipur says that it was an emotional moment for Mr Hussain's family members - who had been campaigning for his release - when they were reunited with him on Thursday. |
| ''We argued that this was a clear example of an Indian being ill-treated on alien land through no fault of his own," Mr Hussain's lawyer, Ashwani Mishra, said. | ''We argued that this was a clear example of an Indian being ill-treated on alien land through no fault of his own," Mr Hussain's lawyer, Ashwani Mishra, said. |
| ''We have produced documents which prove that Habib is Indian." | ''We have produced documents which prove that Habib is Indian." |
| Mr Hussain told the BBC that he experienced a life of misery in Saudi Arabia and that he was "crying all the time" because he had given all his money to dishonest employment agents. | Mr Hussain told the BBC that he experienced a life of misery in Saudi Arabia and that he was "crying all the time" because he had given all his money to dishonest employment agents. |
| He said that he had been tricked by a "network of middlemen" who had promised him employment in the kingdom. | He said that he had been tricked by a "network of middlemen" who had promised him employment in the kingdom. |
| "But I have not been paid a salary for last five months," he said, "now all I want to do is see my pregnant wife and two children." | |
| Earlier a local court rejected his bail application observing it was a "serious case", while the prosecution argued that the incident involved an issue of national security. | Earlier a local court rejected his bail application observing it was a "serious case", while the prosecution argued that the incident involved an issue of national security. |