Seven Indian employees of the debt-laden IL&FS company have been held hostage by Ethiopian staff because of non-payment of salaries, according to messages posted on Twitter by those saying they were being held. India's foreign ministry official said India was discussing the matter "on priority" with Ethiopian authorities and the management of IL&FS. Neeraj Raghuwanshi, who said he was one of the seven employees held hostage, has been calling for help on Twitter since Nov. 27. Raghuwanshi said the seven IL&FS employees were held in three different locations in Ethiopia, following delayed salaries to staff and non-payment of local government taxes. Reuters could not independently verify the authenticity of the tweets or claims made by people saying they were held, hostage.

Source: Ethiopian News December 01, 2018 06:00 UTC