Ethiopian police take 3 IL&FS officials into custody
December 04, 2018 21:48
The Ethiopian police have taken into custody three Indian officials of crisis-hit IL&FS over non-payment of taxes and workers' salaries even as five Indian employees continue to be in captivity of the unpaid staff in the African nation, a source said.
The source said IL&FS had 15 Indian employees in Ethiopia, seven of whom were held captive by the local staff. Of the seven, two were released last week on medical ground.
The three employees, out of the eight employees who were not held captive, were taken into custody, he said.
"The three employees are in police custody in Wolliso (in central Ethiopia)," the source said.
It wasn't immediately known on what charges the three employees have been arrested.
The company did not immediately respond to email sent for comments on the issue.
IL&FS arm ITNL through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elsamex SA, has been executing road projects across three sites in Ethiopia. IL&FS has defaulted on paying both taxes and local employee pensions for nine months.
The workers in Ethiopia have allegedly not been given salaries for the month of October and November by the ITNL's subsidiary.
The source said IL&FS has assured to clear the pending dues of local workers in the next one or two days. -- PTI
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