Indian nationwide captured by RSF militia in Sudan; New Delhi in contact with authorities to safe launch

An Indian nationwide has been captured by the anti-government Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan and India is in contact with authorities and worldwide organisations in that nation to safe his launch.

Adarsh Behera, a 36-year-old resident of Odisha, was taken away by RSF fighters when the militia captured the town of El Fasher final month.

“One Indian national is in the custody of the RSF. As you know, there is fighting going on in the El-Fasher region,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal advised a weekly media briefing.

“We are in contact with the Sudan government and international organisations so that the Indian national can be safely freed and we can ensure his security,” he stated.

Earlier this week, Sudanese ambassador Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom stated that authorities in his nation had been in contact with Indian officers on the kidnapping of the Indian nationwide by the RSF.

“We hope that he is not harmed by the militia. The situation is unpredictable, you never know what they will do,” Mr. Eltom had advised reporters.

The Indian embassy primarily based in Port Sudan is carefully following the state of affairs and Sudan’s embassy in New Delhi has been in contact with the exterior affairs ministry and the overseas ministry in Port Sudan to safe the discharge of the Indian nationwide, officers stated.