[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="Emotional moments" ids="128983,128987,128985,128986"] By Irfan Mohammed FATHER is the first hero of every son. The bond between the two is timeless. A father shapes his son's life and when the son steps into his dad's shoes, life comes full circle. It is a beautiful journey marked with emotions, sacrifices, tears and joy, and above all a bond of love that goes beyond all descriptions. It was this bond that brought 32-year-old Ameen Khan from India to Saudi Arabia to get his jailed father Banna Khan released. Khan was imprisoned in the Kingdom for causing the death of a colleague during a quarrel over a work visa. The visa was meant for Ameen, who could not utilize it due to the tragic twist of events. Banna Khan, a native of Ajmer in India, worked as a shepherd in Khafji in eastern Saudi Arabia. He was found guilty of causing the death of fellow shepherd Mohammed Vaziur Rahman from Bangladesh. The victim had sold a shepherd visa to Banna Khan and the two quarreled over an amount of SR1,000 in the deal. Rahman was preparing to go on vacation and getting married. He insisted on receiving the money and a heated argument ensued between the two. They ended up fighting, which led to the death of Rahman. Banna Khan was arrested and a court found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Even though Banna Khan had served his prison time, his release was delayed due to some incomplete formalities. His family kept calling everyone who could help and when all efforts went in vain, Ameen Khan decided to come to Saudi Arabia himself to pursue the case and win his father's freedom. "Earning money for the family was not the sole purpose of my travel to Saudi Arabia to work in an agricultural farm in Najran. Seeking the release of my jailed father was my primary motive," said Ameen. He said he arrived in Saudi Arabia in October 2016 and since then he made all efforts to seek the release of his father and his employer was fully cooperative. He traveled to Riyadh and Dammam to find out the details of the case and also to apply for a travel document at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. "I worked in a private company in my native Rajasthan where I wanted to settle down. I decided to come to Saudi Arabia after all my efforts for my father's release failed. Thanks to Sheikh Ghaneim, my employer in Najran, who rendered every possible help in completing the legal formalities, my father won his freedom after a decade in prison," said Ameen. Ameen said his father was deported a few days ago. Now he himself is planning to return home to give him big hug. He said he did not meet in the prison because he thought he would not be able to control himself during the brief visit. "I saw him last about 12 years ago when he came to India for vacation. He was a handsome person with handlebar mustaches, but now he is looking weak and tired with a long-flowing beard as I can make out from his pictures," Ameen said. "My employer offered to take me to the prison to visit my father, but I refused. I opted to wait until his release and go to India to hug him tightly as long as I wished," Ameen said in an emotional tone. Ameen left for Jaipur, Rajasthan, from Abha on Wednesday but he was not sure about his return to the Kingdom. "I came here faith one mission and that has been accomplished," he said. Ameen said his father had raised him in a manner that prepared him to face life's challenges.