The family members of Adarsh Behera, who has been taken hostage by a group involved in Sudan’s ongoing civil war, have appealed to the government to ensure his early release.

Behera (36), who hails from Kotakana village under Tirtol police limits of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, has been working at Sukarati Plastic Factory in Sudan since 2022. He was abducted last week and remains in the captivity of the rebels.

Behera’s wife, Susmita Behera, said she received a phone call from her husband, who informed her about his abduction. They have taken away his mobile phone and personal belongings. Her husband had told her that he would be released soon. But, he has not returned so far, she said.

Susmita, a mother of two sons aged eight and three, has appealed to both the state and the centra

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