Two workers from Tenkasi district abducted by armed gang in Mali

Two workers from the territory person been abducted by unidentified equipped men adjacent arsenic they were moving successful a powerfulness transmission task successful the West African state of Mali.

According to Praveena, woman of Esakki Raja, 36, of Muthukrishnapuram adjacent Kadayanallur, her hubby and 1 of the hostages, who had gone to Mali 8 months agone with the guidance of his relative, was moving successful a powerfulness transmission institution implementing the task astatine Kobri successful Mali. When helium was moving on with M. Thalapathi Suresh, 26, of Kanmanipuram nether Puthukkudi panchayat adjacent Kadayanallur successful a project, they were abducted on with 3 others by an equipped radical connected Saturday.

“The abductors are holding the workers arsenic hostages. Hence, the Tamil Nadu Government, done the Union Government, should instrumentality contiguous steps to guarantee the aboriginal and harmless merchandise of Mr. Esakki Raja and Mr. Suresh,” said Ms. Praveena.

Following struggle betwixt the equipped groups of Mali, including a radical enjoying al-Qaeda’s support, substance proviso to large cities of the state remains hit. Hence, the authorities is moving connected ensuring powerfulness proviso to the affected areas by involving overseas workers, who are often abducted by the warring equipped groups.

Following this abduction, different Indian workers successful this task astatine Kobri person been moved to Bamako, Mali’s capital.