Infosys employee from Bengaluru missing in Brussels, Swaraj steps in


New Delhi, Mar 23 (Agencies) : An Infosys employee from Bengaluru has been missing in Brussels since the deadly terror attacks and the Indian Embassy in the Belgian capital was making efforts to locate him.The missing employee has been identified as Raghavendran Ganesh.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the Indian Embassy in Brussels was trying to trace Ganesh.

"We are doing our best to locate Raghavendran Ganesh," Swaraj tweeted.

Official sources said Ganesh is an Infosys employee and hails from Bengaluru.

Two Jet Airways crew members -- Nidhi Chaphekar and Amit Motwanai -- were injured in yesterday's explosions at Brussels' Zaventem airport and Swaraj said they are recovering well. Both Nidhi and Amit are from Mumbai.

"I have just spoken to Manjeev Puri, our Ambassador in Brussels. He has informed me that Nidhi and Amit are both recovering well," she said.

Swaraj said government was coordinating with Jet airways to evacuate Indian citizens.

The airline, which has cancelled its flight services to Brussels till tomorrow in view of the closure of the airport following yesterday's blasts, also said its teams are closely working with the local authorities for resumption of operations.

Brussels airport serves as the Mumbai-based airline's European hub for its international operations, which is now being relocated to Dutch capital Amsterdam from coming Sunday.

Twitter user Amit Bhat posted: “one of our friend, Raghavendran Ganesh is missing since the metro blast yesterday.Can you please help us trace him? (sic).”

Ganesh works with Infosys in the Belgian city and the Indian embassy is trying to contact him, television news channel NDTV reported .

“We are looking to establish contact with one person of the community since last evening...we haven’t been able to do so and it’s a matter of concern,” Indian ambassador to Belgium Manjeev Puri said.

Swaraj said the airport was not yet open and would take some time to open.

"The airport is still not open. This may take some time. We are coordinating with @jetairways on alternate plans to evacuate our citizens," she said.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacks on the airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital which killed more than 30 people

Jet Airways on Wednesday said that it has made arrangements for the family members of its injured crew to travel to Brussels.

“We have made arrangements for family members of the injured crew to travel to Brussels,” the airline said in a statement.

According to the airline, the injured crew are safe in a hospital.

“Our staff in Brussels is co-ordinating with the local authorities and hospitals to ensure that all the required medical care is provided to them,” the statement said.

“Jet Airways continues to closely monitor the situation in Brussels. The airline’s emergency response centre in Mumbai and the local incident control centre in Brussels are working round-the-clock to provide all possible support to our staff and guests.”

The airline has deployed its teams from India and continental Europe to help in the coordination efforts.
More than 30 people were killed and 200 wounded in the coordinated assault in the Belgian capital, home to the headquarters of both NATO and the European Union. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacks on the airport and a rush-hour metro train.

  

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  • Annonymous, India

    Wed, Mar 23 2016

    May be he does not want to return to India any longer & making hey while sun shines. Name Sounds like a Mallu. There are hundreds of black people have remained in Brussels in the past & doing menial jobs which normal Citizens do not want to do & accepted by the system.

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  • Dev Kumar, Mangalore/Surat

    Wed, Mar 23 2016

    May be u are already fallen in the same category. Do you know where he worked earlier. He his not using his religion..but capability..to settle in other land.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Thu, Mar 24 2016

    @Annonymous,India,are you a human ?and a bit of Feeling for the People who experienced this and the Person who is missing,without knowing what happened to him ,you are comments I find very sad.what when this to one of your own Family member experienced and went missing?or you self ,and we comment this?learn a bit of sympathy ,at least in future.Why do you pointout "Black"?

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  • Anand, Surathkal

    Thu, Mar 24 2016

    It is "Annonymous" and I don't think it is a human being. Shame on you. A man employed by Infosys need not remain in Belgium to do menial work.

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  • gm, mlur

    Thu, Mar 24 2016

    So far nobody agreed,even you yourself didn't agree with your own comment.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Wed, Mar 23 2016

    Hope he is safe & sound somewhere in Brussels.

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  • Dev Kumar, Mangalore/Surat

    Wed, Mar 23 2016

    No channels still not informed.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 23 2016

    Sushma is the only person who works in this GOVERNMENT ...

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