Five Indian nationals released by AA

06 November 2019
Five Indian nationals released by AA
People transport the body of an Indian national from Sittwe Hospital to Sittwe Airport, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Western Myanmar, 04 November 2019. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA

The Indian government has secured the release of five Indian nationals abducted by Arakan Army (AA). One of the detainees died of heart attack, livemint reported.

 “On November 3, the five Indian nationals, along with a Member of Myanmar Parliament, two local transporters and two speedboat operators were abducted by Arakan Army in Rakhine state. The abducted Indians were engaged in building Myanmar’s Kaladan road project," India’s MHA said.