Getting better every day, says traumatised Infosys employee

December 18, 2014 16:03

Viswakanth Ankireddy, one of the two Indian Infosys employees held hostage by an Iranian-origin gunman at a popular cafe in Sydney today said he is recovering from his trauma and getting better every day.

Ankireddy (32) and his colleague Pushpendu Ghosh were among 17 people taken hostage for 17 hours by ISIS sympathiser Man Haron Monis, 50, at Lindt Chocolate Cafe on December 15.

"I have been so grateful for all the expressions of support from friends, colleagues and well-wishers around Australia, India and the world. "As for me, I am fine and getting better every day. I would respectfully request that media give me and my family the quiet time we need to recover," Ankireddy said in a statement.

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