Tamil Nadu priest released after eight months
Posted February 23rd, 2015, 11:20 AM IST
New Delhi: Indian Christian priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar was released safely Sunday. He was abducted in Afghanistan and was captive for eight months. As the government made all the arrangements to bring him back, the priest retuned late on Sunday evening.
Early on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the first announcement about the release of the 47-year-old private aid worker from Tamil Nadu.
“Delighted at securing the release of Indian Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar from captivity in Afghanistan,” Mr Modi tweeted.
Father Prem Kumar was abducted in Herat province in western Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen on June 2 last year when he was working with the Jesuit Refugee Service, an NGO, and was working in Afghanistan.
Early on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the first announcement about the release of the 47-year-old private aid worker from Tamil Nadu.
“Delighted at securing the release of Indian Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar from captivity in Afghanistan,” Mr Modi tweeted.
Father Prem Kumar was abducted in Herat province in western Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen on June 2 last year when he was working with the Jesuit Refugee Service, an NGO, and was working in Afghanistan.
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