Working closing with MEA, Sudan's Envoy on abducted Indian national

Sudan's Ambassador to India Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom said that his country is coordinating closely with Sudanese authorities and Ministry of External Affairs to secure the release of an Indian national abducted by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war-torn Al Fashir city. "We have been in close contact with India's Ministry of External Affairs ever since reports emerged about the Indian national who was captured. Even before that, during the siege of one of the Sudanese cities, the Ministry had reached out to us about another Indian citizen there, who endured very difficult conditions during those 500 days," Eltom said. "We are coordinating closely with both the Sudanese authorities and the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to ensure their safety and secure their release," he said.

#WATCH | Delhi: Ambassador of Sudan to India, Dr Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom, says, "We have seen the reports of the Indian national who was abducted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but we are not in a position to confirm such reports. We pray that they keep him safe. This… https://t.co/zdGPG7VK3U pic.twitter.com/PNhmXp3N04

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Indian man from Odisha has been kidnapped by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The abducted national has been identified as Adarsh Behera, 36, a native of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha.  He had been working in Sudan since 2022 for the Sukarati Plastic Factory, located in the conflict-ridden Darfur region.

Indian Govt attempting to get Indian man (from Odisha) kidnapped in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, released pic.twitter.com/q5x8OIocrz

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Sudan remains engulfed in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises since fighting broke out last year between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).