Representational PicThe Ethiopian police have taken into custody three Indian officials of crisis-hit IL&FS over non-payment of taxes and workers’ salaries even as five Indian employees continue to be in captivity of the unpaid staff in the African nation, a source said. The source said IL&FS had 15 Indian employees in Ethiopia, seven of whom were held captive by the local staff. The three employees, out of the eight employees who were not held captive, were taken into custody, he said. IL&FS arm ITNL through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elsamex SA, has been executing road projects across three sites in Ethiopia. The source said IL&FS has assured to clear the pending dues of local workers in the next one or two days.

Source: Ethiopian News December 04, 2018 15:22 UTC