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Somali pirates free Indians, government tightlipped about Pakistani help
Tuesday - Jun 14, 2011, 05:27pm (GMT+5.5).
Tuesday - Jun 14, 2011, 05:27pm (GMT+5.5).
New Delhi - Six Indian sailors were Tuesday released from the captivity of Somali pirates after a 10-month ordeal. While the Indian government expressed happiness, it refused to confirm if a Pakistani rights activist had a role in obtaining their freedom.
The six sailors, part of a 22-member crew of Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez, were released after ransom was paid for their freedom by the shipowners, the family members of the sailors said. MV Suez was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden Aug 2, 2010.
The released sailors are expected to return home in the coming days. The release reportedly materialised after continuous efforts from Ansar Burney Trust run by a former Pakistani federal minister for human rights, Ansar Burney.
Apart from the six Indians, the 22 hostages that had been taken included 11 Egyptians, four Pakistanis and one Sri Lankan. The Indians include two from Haryana and one each from Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir. One of the Indians is from Mumbai.
"We are very thankful to Ansar Burney and Pakistan government for their help. They have paid a ransom of $2.1 million to the pirates to make this release possible. Burney was negotiating with the pirates for the last few months," Sampa Arya, wife of Ravinder Gulia, 30, one of the hostages and resident of Haryana's Rohtak town, told IANS Tuesday in Chandigarh.
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