Daijiworld Media Network - Bidar (SP)

Bidar, Jan 20: State minister for animal husbandry, wakf, Haj and Bidar district in-charge, Prabhu Chauhan, has successfully ensured that a student from Hulyala village in Aurad taluk in the district, who had been abducted in Ukraine was rescued and sent back to his hometown.

The student in question, Ajaikumar Rathod, had left for Ukraine on December 13, 2020, for medical education. On January 16, 2021, strangers had abducted the boy. Immediately after coming to know of the incident, the minister contacted the family of the boy and assured them to get the student back. He asked them not to worry.

He got in touch with the chief minister and home minister. Connection with Ukraine embassy was established through minister for external affairs, S Jayashankar. The minister came to know that the student was in Kyrgyzstan country. Later, the embassy of that country was contacted and the concerned were requested to send the student back to India. Ajaikumar will be returning home soon.

It is learnt that MP Bhagwanth Khuba, also put in efforts in finding the boy within three days and safely bringing him back. District superintendent of police, D L Nagesh, took personal interest and helped the student's family. He has thanked everyone who helped in bringing the boy back, on behalf of the boy's parents and the people of the taluk.

The minister has suggested to the students to stop going to foreign countries for such education as high quality education is being imparted in the country. If going there cannot be avoided, foreign policies of that country, safety, background of the college and other facilities should be studied. He said that safety should be the utmost concern and one should not fall prey to lures of strangers or agencies.