Hydrabadi teachers abducted in Libya

NDTV reported that two of the kidnapped Indians were from Hyderabad, one from Raichur and one from Bengaluru.

NEW DELHI Four Indian nationals have been detained in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, an Indian government spokesman said on Friday, an area which is under the control of Islamic State militants. As of now, the Ministry of External Affairs (MOA) is trying the probe in the matter and get information on the kidnapping of the four Indian teachers.

The spokesperson added that the ministry is in regular touch with the families and will ensure all efforts to bring them back to India.

The teachers were abducted from the city of Sirte, where they were teaching at the University of Sirte on an assignment. It remains unclear who kidnapped the teachers and where they have been taken.

“The MEA through the head of mission in Tripoli is ascertaining details”, Swarup said.

“No ransom demand has been made yet”. According to sources, the involvement of Islamic State is being suspected in the abduction.

More than a year ago, at least 39 Indian citizens were reportedly kidnapped in Iraq’s Mosul. The government maintains that the men, all labourers from mostly Punjab, are still alive.

The Indian government had issued an advisory to all Indians living in Libya previous year.