Indian teachers held captive in Libya since July 2015 rescued: Sushma Swaraj
Andhra's T Gopalakrishna and Telangana's C BalaramKishan have been rescued.
Two Indian teachers who were kidnapped by Islamic State terror group (ISIS) in Libya last year have been rescued, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Swaraj tweeted, "I am happy to inform that T Gopalakrishna (AP) & C BalaramKishan (Telangana) who were captive in Libya since 29 July 2015 have been rescued."
On July 29, 2015, C Balram had told his wife Sreedevi that he along with three others would be leaving Libya and reaching Hyderabad. However, they were abducted at a checkpoint approximately 50 km from Sirte while returning to India via Tripoli and Tunis, an area under the control of ISIS.
Of them, two hailing from Karnataka were released later while the two Professors continued to be held hostage.
(More details awaited)