Kerala Police must act tough against fraudulent recruiting agencies: BJP leader Muraleedharan. 283 Indian nationals who were lured abroad with fake job offers and stranded in Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, were flown back to Delhi from Thailand on Tuesday. The large-scale repatriation was made possible through coordinated efforts by the Government of India. The incidents highlight the growing menace of fraudulent overseas job scams, prompting calls for stricter enforcement and regulatory oversight to protect job seekers from falling prey to unscrupulous agents. The body of Thomas Gabriel Perera, a 47-year-old Kerala native who was shot dead by Israeli forces while attempting to cross the Jordanian border on February 10, arrived in Kerala early Tuesday morning. He had travelled to Jordan on a tourist visa along with three others on February 5, reportedly arranged by a Keralite working in Jordan. At the time of the shooting incident, Perera’s companion Edison, a resident of a coastal village near Thiruvananthapuram, also sustained injuries. While Edison managed to return to Kerala last month with an injured leg, the process of bringing back Perera’s body took longer due to diplomatic procedures.