Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam: Two professors from India who had been abducted by ISIS terrorists in Libya in 2015 were rescued after more than an year on Thursday.
Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted about the release of Prof C. Balram Kishan from Hyderabad and Prof. T.V. Gopal Krishna from AP. They had been working as professors in the University of Sirte in Libya when they were abducted in July 2015.
As news of their release came, their families back home were overjoyed. On Thursday, Prof. Gopal Krishna spoke to his father Mr Narayana Rao and his wife Ms Kalyani while Prof. Balram Kishan spoke to his wife Ms Sridevi.
Both families said that in addition to the efforts of the state and Central governments and constant efforts of the family members, divine intervention had helped in their safe release.
Prof. Balram Kishan’s wife Sridevi said that though she had a tough time without her husband, she had never lost hope. Though she was regularly updated on his safety, she did not know his situation.
“On the 11th day of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, getting this news is really God’s grace. It’s a rebirth of my husband for all of us,” she said, adding that the family had started celebrating, but the real celebration would be when Mr Balram Kishan would come home.
