J&K CM, family urge Centre’s help as Niger terrorists abduct Ramban man

JAMMU: J&K CM Omar Abdullah urged Sunday the outer affairs ministry (MEA) to intervene urgently successful securing the merchandise of Ranjeet Singh, a nonmigratory of Ramban district, who was allegedly abducted by terrorists successful Niger pursuing an onslaught connected July 15.Abdullah tagged outer affairs curate S Jaishankar connected X and called for Centre’s intervention.Singh, employed arsenic a elder information serviceman with M/s Transrail Lighting Limited — a powerfulness transmission and organisation steadfast successful Niger — mislaid interaction with his household connected July 15, the time terrorists struck the Dosso region, reportedly sidesplitting 2 Indian workers.His woman Sheela Devi, speaking from the family’s distant colony of Chakka Kundi successful Ramban, said she learned astir the abduction from 1 of her husband’s friends successful Niger aft receiving vague responses from his company. “I kept calling the company, but they said determination was nary web astatine the site. No notation of thing serious,” said the parent of 3 young children.Ranjeet’s begetter Mohan Lal said: “He was expected to instrumentality successful a period oregon two. We petition the PM to assistance us. He has 3 tiny children,” Lal said. Social media users person amplified the family’s appeal.