An Indian magazine major has unceremoniously shut shop in Dubai after six years of flourishing business. The media house was running the Middle East wing of their lifestyle and movie magazine from the desert city.

Reportedly, the franchise owners have fled UAE, leaving behind staffers and vendors with unpaid dues estimated at 1.3 million AED. Employees inform that they hadn’t been getting regular salaries and the company owes them remuneration for the past three months. Freelancers have not been paid since June 2016, buzz suggests.