The violence in Sudan, which has claimed the lives of over 150,000 people, has hit close to an Indian family. Amidst this humanitarian crisis, news has emerged that a 36-year-old Indian national has been abducted by rebel forces, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in war-torn El-Fasher.

Confirming the same, Sudan’s Ambassador to India Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom said that his country is coordinating with the Indian authorities to secure the release of the man.

But what do we know about the man who has been captured? What do the rebels want from him?

Who is Adarsh Behera, the Indian captured in Sudan?

On Wednesday, media outlet NDTV released a video in which two of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) can be seen seated with an Indian national. One of them can be heard asking

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