Hyderabad: Professor Balram's call catches takes his family by surprise

Hyderabad: Two professors from India abducted by ISIS terrorists in Libya in 2015 were released after more than a year on Thursday. Prof. Balram Kishan’s wife Sridevi said that after she got the news of his release she started browsing the Internet for some news when she got the call from him. “I did not expect a call from him so soon," she said.

The wife of Prof. Gopal Krishna, Kalyani, said she was at a loss for words and was excited about seeing him. “The prayers of our family have been answered,” she said. He spoke to his wife and father and informed that he was in safe custody.

Prof. Gopal Krishna’s elder brother Murali Krishna said that the family had prayed to all gods and had been knocking at the doors of government offices and leaders with the hope that someone would come to their rescue.

“Every time he came for vacation, his return would somehow be on the day of Ganesh immersion. Last year, he was not here. This year it’s Lord Ganesha”s grace that on the day of immersion, we got the good news of his release,” Mr Murali Krishna said.

Prof. Gopal Krishna is a native of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh hile Prof Balram Kishan is from Karimnagar district.