Five migrant workers from Jharkhand who had been abducted in Niger in April were released and have returned to India, The Indian Express quoted the state government as saying on Friday.
The workers, Sanjay Mahto, Raju Mahto, Chandrika Mahto, Faljit Mahto and Uttam Mahto, are residents of Giridih district.
They had migrated to the West African country in January 2024 to work for Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited.
The five workers were kidnapped on April 25 after an armed group raided the camp where they were working. They and a resident had been taken away at gunpoint after the armed group killed 12 security personnel deployed at the site.
On Friday, Shikha Lakra, team leader of Jharkhand State Migrant Control Room, said that the five workers have arrived in Mumbai, NDTV reported.
They were undergoing mandatory health checks and completing legal formalities, Lakra said, adding that the persons will return to homes on Wednesday.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ramniwas Yadav said that coordination between the Jharkhand government, the state migrant control room and the Ministry of External Affairs had helped ensure the return of the five workers, NDTV reported.
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