Two Indian businessmen who were kidnapped in Malaysia, earlier this month have been rescued, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said.
"RP Vaidya and KP Vaidya who had gone to Malaysia for business purposes were abducted on August 3," Ms Swaraj tweeted late on Tuesday.
"I am happy to inform that with the efforts of our High Commissioner Mridul Kumar and his team, Malaysian Police has secured the release of both Indian nationals on August 6."
According to media reports, the Vaidya brothers from Dombivli near Mumbai, who run a fish export company, on reaching Malaysia on August 1, informed their family that they had been abducted by unknown men who were asking for Rs. 1 crore as ransom.
Following this, the family sought help from Ms Swaraj and the Indian Embassy in Malaysia, besides the police in India.
R.P.Vaidya and K.P.Vaidya who had gone to to Malaysia for business purposes were abducted on 3rd Aug 2018. I am happy to inform that with the efforts of our High Commissioner Mridul Kumar and his team, Malaysian Police has secured release of both Indian nationals on 6th Aug 2018.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 7, 2018
In a separate tweet, Ms Swaraj said that two Indians suffering from heatstroke on a ship without air conditioning or electricity, off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coast are being repatriated.
"We are repatriating Rohit Pal and Rishab Gupta, crew members of MV Maharishi Vamdeva, from Fujairah," she said.
She added that the Indian Consul General in Dubai has provided provisions to other crew members and is repatriating them as well.
