# Passport withheld, no wages: Stranded in Senegal for months, Bihar man returns home

> Umashankar Kumar had travelled to Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on May 17 after being promised a job that would pay him Rs 60,000 a month.

- Published: 2026-09-23T03:00:07.458Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T03:00:07.458Z
- 1 source
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Dakar, Muzaffarpur, Umashankar Kumar

## How it developed

- 2026-09-23T03:00:07.458Z - India Today: [Passport withheld, no wages: Stranded in Senegal for months, Bihar man returns home](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-man-in-senegal-returns-home-4-months-after-job-fraud-and-withheld-passport-ordeal-3000753-2026-09-23)

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