Two Indian citizens kidnapped in war-torn Libya,Islamic state

New Delhi: Two Indian citizens have been kidnapped in war-struck nation of Libya on Wednesday. The Islamic State may be behind the kidnapping which has taken place in Sirte. Indian ambassador in Tripoli to contact with local authorities related the matter, the government has demoded. According to a spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, "It has been learnt by our Mission in Tripoli that two Indian nationals -Pravash Ranjan Samal, hailing from Odisha, and Ramamurthy Kosanam, resident of Andhra Pradesh, have directly been taken from Ibn-e-Sina in Sirte where they had been working, and detained ' ' . All efforts are on to ensure the well-being and secure early release of two Indian nationals detained in Libya. The report of kidnapping comes a month after the Indian government managed to get two of Indian citizens released from ISIS captivity. Four Indian teachers working in a university in Sirte were kidnapped in Libya, according to reports in July. Out of the four, only two were released. Fate of the other two remains unknown. Sirte is under the control of the Islamic State terror group.