Family anxiously awaits safe return of Odisha man abducted by Al-Qaeda linked terror group in West Africa's Mali
Venkataraman (28) was employed by Blue Star and had been working at the Diamond Cement Company in western Mali for the past six months.
He was in regular contact with his family until they received a call from the company authorities about his alleged arrest. Soon after, the family learned that he had been kidnapped by some terrorists.
His mother P Narasama (50) said she had last spoken to him on June 30. 'There is no communication from him thereafter. His phone number is unreachable now. We are worried after knowing that he has been abducted by a terrorist outfit. We have filed a report with Hinjilicut police station seeking his safe return,' she said.
On July 3, Narasama had received a call from her son's employer, who informed that he was under police custody. But later they came to know through social media about his abduction. Receiving the information, relatives of Venkataraman have reached his home in Samarjhola. All are anxiously waiting and praying for his safe return.
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