2 Indian teachers held captive in Libya rescued

September 15, 2016 09:59

T Gopalakrishna (Andhra Pradesh) & C BalaramKishan (Telangana) who were captive in Libya since July 29, 2015 have been rescued, tweets External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The two teachers of Sirte University in Libya were taken hostage by Islamic State militants, along with M S Vijaykumar and Lakshmikanth from Karnataka, on July 27. While the latter two were set free by July 29 noon, Krishna and Balaram remained in IS custody.

At the time of his abduction, Gopikrishna, media reports said, was reportedly not happy with the conditions in Libya. After working as a lecturer in Hyderabad, he went to Libya in 2008 as he was offered assistant professor job with lucrative package at SIRTE University of Libya. He gets around Rs 1.7 lakh per month salary in Indian currency.

According to his friends, he had not been happy in Libya for the last one year with political disturbance and insurgency.

In fact, he wanted to shift his wife and daughter to Libya two years ago but dropped the idea with the dip in law and order.

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