Almost exactly a year ago, Nitin Gulhane flew back to Mali’s capital Bamako to join work, after a couple of months off for his wife’s delivery and an angioplasty procedure. The dispute arose after its partner Energy du Mali filed a complaint over the validity of certain bank guarantees provided by AEEPL. Gulhane was taken into custody along with AEEPL vice-president Rajesh Ramachandran in February 2025, following a meeting called by Energie du Mali, which cited the disputed guarantees. Story continues below this adIt was the responsibility of the AEEPL management to arrange the bank guarantees Energy du Mali was asking for, Priyanka says. Priyanka adds: “Nitin lost his dad early on, and his mother did odd jobs to provide him an education.

Source: Indian Express February 16, 2026 02:42 UTC