LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2146
ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2025
INDIANS DETAINED IN NIGER
2146. SHRI SUDAMA PRASAD
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether the Government has received any complaints from the families of the five Indian nationals from Jharkhand reported abducted and detanid in Niger, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the status of action taken by the Government in this regard; and
(c) whether the Government has communicated with Niger Government regarding the same, if so, the details of communication received from the Niger Government regarding this issue along with the action taken thereon and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) Yes. The Government of India has received representations from the families of five Indian nationals from Jharkhand reported abducted in Niger.
(b) The Government, through its Embassy in Niamey and Embassy of Niger in New Delhi, has taken up the matter with the Government of Niger and is continuously pursuing it for the safe and expeditious release of the abducted Indian nationals.
(c) Yes. The matter has formally been taken up with the Government of Niger. Niger authorities have assured that all endeavours are being made for the safe release of Indian nationals abducted. In this regard, the government remains in close and sustained coordination with the concerned Nigerien authorities.
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