Telangana family in distress as son remains abducted in Mali
The family of Kurakula Amaralingeswara Rao, a resident of Miryalaguda in Telangana, is consumed by anxiety and fear, praying for his safe return.
Rao was one of the three Indians kidnapped on July 1 during an armed assault on the Diamond Cement Factory in Kayes, western Mali.
The attack was claimed by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda. Of the three abducted, two are Telugu-speaking.
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Amaralingeswara Rao, 45, worked as a mechanical foreman at the cement factory. He previously worked with Suvarna Cements in Mellacheruvu before settling in Miryalaguda, his wife's hometown.
His wife, Venkataramana, and their three children are now waiting in silence, clinging to hope amid a complete lack of communication.
His elderly parents, Kurakula Venkateswar Rao and Rajyalakshmi, who live in Jammalamadaka village in Macherla mandal of Palnadu district in AP, are equally distraught. Speaking to STOI, Venkateswar Rao said, "My son's family is in Miryalaguda.
He went to Mali 11 years ago and has been working with the Diamond Cement factory since.
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We haven't received any phone call from the company or the govt. We learned about the abduction from his brother-in-law, Tirumalshetty Koteswara Rao."
The aged father added, "My wife recently underwent knee replacement surgery and cannot move. I also can't travel due to health reasons. We are extremely worried about our son and are praying for his safe release."
Rao's last visit to India was in July 2024. He stayed with the family until September before returning to Mali.
"My son studied 10th class and later got trained in an Industrial Training Institute and is a mechanic and works as a foreman. He is 45 years old," said the father, his voice trembling. "After learning about this, my blood pressure shot up. We have not been able to eat or sleep since the news broke."
No Response from Company or Promoters
Despite repeated attempts, neither Motaparthi Siva Rama Prasad of the Hyderabad-based Prasaditya Group—promoters of the Diamond Cement Group in West Africa—nor any representatives of the company have issued a statement or provided updates on the safety of the abducted Indians. Meanwhile, officials from the Indian embassy in Bamako and the Ministry of External Affairs are making efforts to secure the release of abducted Indians.
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