AN INDIAN investigation group visited Nairobi earlier this month and supplied all attainable assist to the Kenyan facet within the case of two Indian nationals lacking in that nation since July, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned on Thursday.
Two Indian nationals — Mohammad Zaid Sami Kidwai and Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan — have been lacking in Kenya since July 23, Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.
“This case stays beneath energetic investigation by the Kenyan authorities. An Indian investigation group visited Nairobi from November 1-3, and met the division of public prosecution and the division of felony investigation of the Kenyan authorities,” Bagchi mentioned.
The Indian group supplied to the Kenyan facet all assist on this case, together with help in DNA or forensic evaluation that the Kenyan facet could require to hold out their investigations, he mentioned.
“We’re following developments associated to the case very carefully and are additionally in contact with the affected Indian households,” he mentioned.
Final month, days after an in depth aide of the Kenyan President claimed that former media govt Zulfiqar, lacking in Kenya since July, had been killed together with one other Indian nationwide, the Indian Excessive Commissioner in Nairobi met President William Ruto to convey “deep concern” and requested “expediting of investigations” into the matter.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs had mentioned that the precise circumstances “surrounding the kidnapping and subsequent ignorance” was “very disturbing”, and anticipated that the case could be completely investigated.