A day after two Indians were abducted in ISIS stronghold Sirte in libya, one of them has reportedly escaped from captivity.
While there is no official word on this, it is learnt Pravash Ranjan Samal, hailing from Odisha, escaped from the captivity and conveyed to one of his friends that he was fine. Samal has, however, not reached the Indian officials himself but sources said his friend conveyed the news of his escape to the family members back in India.
Samal and Ramamurthy Kosanam, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, were abducted from Ibn-e-Sina in Sirte where they were working. Indian Government on Wednesday said it is working to secure the release of the two Indians and the matter has also been taken up at diplomatic level. Sources said efforts are on to secure Kosanam’s release.
In July, four Indian teachers were kidnapped in libya allegedly by another fraction of Islamic terrorists. While Indian managed release of two, the two Indians are still in the custody of militants.