They were educated youth, well aware about India: Indian doc freed from IS

February 26, 2017 08:40

Dr K Ramamurthy, Indian doctor who has been freed from the captivity of Islamic State in Libya narrates his ordeal.

Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other officials for the help, he says he will never forget what he went through.

"They used to force me to get into operation theatres, but I never did any surgery or stitches. They did not do anything to me physically, but abused me verbally, they were educated youth well aware about India," Dr Ramamurthy said.

"One day, ISIS fighters came to my room and told me to come with them; There was another Indian; They took two of us to their Central jail in Sirte.

"In jail, we met another two other Indians, who were captured from outskirts of Sirte (Libya) and had already finished two months in jail.

"ISIS people forced us to watch videos of what they did to Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and other places; It was bit difficult to watch them:,' Dr Ramamurthy said.

"Then organisation people taught about Islam and how to pray five times a day, how to clean up before prayers; this went on for two months.

"After that, for unknown causes, they took us to another underground jail. After one month, they again shifted us to an area in Sirte. There, we met some Turkish people, Koreans and others. ISIS members taught us about Islam organisation, their rules and regulations," he said.

"At that time, Libyan military forces from Misurata declared war on ISIS. Bombings and all scared them, so they kept moving prisoners.

"During Ramadan 2016, ISIS people approached me as they needed doctors at their hospitals; I refused as I was 61 at that time. I told them that I'm medically trained and not surgically, but still they posted me at hospital in Sirte that was near sports club," he said.

"While I was working at a camp, within 10 days I got bullet injuries to my left hand and both legs; they shot me 3 times," Dr Ramamurthy said. -- ANI

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