India on Monday described the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping of two Indians in Kenya and the following lack of know-how within the case as “very disturbing”.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned that the Indian High Commissioner to Kenya, Namgya Khampa met Kenyan President William Samoi Ruto and requested him to expedite the investigation into the matter.
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An in depth aide of the Kenyan President claimed final week that two lacking Indians, Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai and Zulfikar Ahmed Khan, have been killed by the disbanded DCI (Directorate of Criminal Investigation) unit, in keeping with a media report.
It is discovered that the Kenyan authorities has not formally mentioned something on the report.
Kidwai and Khan, who had been a part of the Kenya Kwanzaa digital marketing campaign crew, went lacking from Mombasa Road in July together with taxi driver Nikodemus Mwaniya.
“We are in regular contact with the Kenyan government to trace the whereabouts of two missing Indian nationals, Mohammad Zaid Sami Kidwai and Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi mentioned on Monday evening.
“Our High Commissioner to Nairobi, Namgya Khampa, met President William Samoi Ruto today to express our deep concern and requested him to expedite the investigation,” he mentioned.
Bagchi was answering media queries on the matter.
He mentioned the High Commissioner of Kenya in New Delhi was additionally referred to as to the ministry on Sunday to apprise India of India’s issues within the matter.
“The specific circumstances surrounding the kidnapping and the subsequent lack of information are very disturbing. We expect the matter to be thoroughly investigated.”
He mentioned the Indian High Commission in Kenya is in contact with the members of the family of each the Indians and helps them.
“The matter is being actively investigated by the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) of the Kenyan Police. We have discovered that a number of individuals have been detained on this connection, together with officers from the lately disbanded Special Services Unit of the Kenyan Police.
He mentioned that the Ministry of External Affairs is consistently monitoring all developments associated to this matter.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
