The three-month-long captivity of four Indian IL&FS employees in Ethiopia came to an end with their release on Saturday night. The four have reached India.
They had been held captive by Ethiopian employees of ITNL-Elsamex JV Bure.
“IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd (ITNL), a part of the IL&FS Group, confirms that it has been able to secure the safe return of its four employees, working on projects in Ethiopia, to India,” IL&FS said in a statement.
“The company takes this opportunity to thank all the agencies including the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Indian Embassy in Addis Ababa and other authorities and regulators — in India and Ethiopia — for their tireless efforts towards facilitating the safe return of its employees from Ethiopia,” it added.
