Bring our daughter back from Kabul: Parents of abducted Indian woman urge govt

Kolkata: Parents of Judith D'Souza, the Indian woman who has reportedly been abducted in Kabul, on Friday appealed to the government to get their daughter back.

"I would like to ask the Central Government and the Chief Minister to please look into the matter and bring my daughter back," Judith D'Souza's father told reporters in Kolkata.

D'Souza's father said his daughter was in Kabul for the past one year. "She is a development officer and works with women and children. We had spoken to her last on Wednesday," he said adding, "She was supposed to be here, next week."

"The Indian embassy in Kabul called up at 1.30 this morning to inform about her abduction. They said they think that she has been abducted," he added.

"My daughter was in Kabul for the past one year and before that, she had worked at a number of places. She had worked with United Nations; she had several appointments at various places," he added.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj assured the D'Souzas of all help. Taking to Twitter, Swaraj said, "I have spoken to the sister of Judith D' Souza. We will spare no efforts to rescue her."

"She is your sister and India's daughter. We are doing everything to rescue her. Pl take care of your sick father," Swaraj told in reply to her sibling Jerome who sought her help for the release.

According to television reports, the 40-year-old woman, who was a senior technical adviser with the Aga Khan Foundation, was snatched by unknown gunmen from Kabul's Taimani area on Thursday night.