Overview
- He reached Bhubaneswar on December 17 after transiting through Abu Dhabi and Hyderabad, reuniting with his family in Jagatsinghpur district.
- He says Rapid Support Forces abducted him near Al-Fashir in North Darfur in late October and held him for roughly 40 to 45 days, during which he reports beatings, scant food and coercion.
- The Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Sudan led the effort to free him, with state authorities crediting support from international mediators.
- Odisha’s Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi thanked the MEA and the embassy, after state officials and the Resident Commissioner pressed New Delhi following a call and video the family received from captivity.
- He had worked in Sudan since 2022 for a plastic manufacturing firm, and his family is now seeking local employment support to avoid future overseas risks.