NEW DELHI: Following sustained efforts by the MEA and Indian embassy in Tunis, a group of 17 Indian nationals from Punjab and Haryana was successfully evacuated from Libya to India, government sources said.The Indians were being held captive by an armed group in Zwara City in Libya after they were trafficked from India. After some intervention by the Indian embassy in Tunis and senior MEA officials from New Delhi, the Libyan authorities agreed to release them. "During their stay in Libya, our Embassy looked after the needs of the Indians, including providing essential food items, medicines and clothes. Tickets for return to India were also provided and paid for by the Indian Embassy. The stranded Indian nationals reached New Delhi on the evening of 20 August 2023," said the source.
