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Indian kidnapped in Mali: Naveen Patnaik requests EAM Jaishankar to secure release of Venkatramana; asks him to personally intervene

Naveen Patnaik has appealed to the External Affairs Ministry for intervention following the suspected abduction of P Venkatramana, an Indian worker from Odisha, after an attack on a cement factory in Mali. The Ministry has confirmed the abduction of three Indian nationals, with the Indian embassy in Bamako coordinating with local authorities.