Family of Jaipur man kidnapped in Mali seeks PMs intervention to safe launch

The household of a cement business guide from Jaipur, who was kidnapped final month in West African nation Mali, on Monday (August 4, 2025) sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to safe his launch. The household, fighting uncertainty, has not acquired any info on his whereabouts thus far.

Prakash Chandra Joshi, 61, was among the many three Indian nationals kidnapped within the Kayes area of Mali throughout an armed assault by suspected terrorists affiliated with Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen (JNIM), a bunch linked to Al-Qaeda, on July 1. The incident occurred at Diamond Cement Factory, which Mr. Joshi had joined as common supervisor on June 5.

Mr. Joshi’s daughter, Chitra Joshi, mentioned at a press convention right here that although the household had approached the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Embassy in Mali’s capital Bamako and different authorities, it had not acquired any “convincing response”. “We haven’t any details about his location or the calls for of the abductors,” she mentioned.

“The manufacturing unit officers initially knowledgeable us concerning the assault on July 1. Since then, we’ve not been advised something about ransom or negotiations by the manufacturing unit, the Embassy, or the MEA,” Ms. Joshi mentioned. The two different kidnapped individuals belong to Telangana and Odisha.

Ms. Joshi demanded that the Union authorities replace the three households repeatedly concerning the state of affairs and be in communication with them. “We stay utterly at nighttime about any concrete motion… With day by day that goes by, our anxiousness and helplessness are rising,” she mentioned.

Accompanied by her mom Suman, Ms. Joshi additionally highlighted the humanitarian concern, saying her father wanted common medicines in view of his well being situation and was a strict vegetarian. She mentioned Mr. Joshi had labored earlier within the Middle East and Africa for a number of years, however had no inkling that international nationals may very well be focused in Mali’s inside armed battle.

The household has since approached the Members of Parliament from Rajasthan and the State authorities searching for their intervention within the matter. Jaipur Rural MP Rao Rajendra Singh, who helped the household and guided it to the MEA, has prolonged assist and remained in contact.

Following the incident, the MEA had recognized the kidnapped people and mentioned in an announcement that the Ministry’s senior officers had been intently monitoring the evolving state of affairs and remained engaged at numerous ranges to facilitate secure and early launch of the Indian nationals. The MEA additionally mentioned that the Indian Embassy in Bamako was in fixed contact with the native authorities and safety businesses.