THE MINISTRY of External Affairs (MEA) has written to the employer of 42-year-old Indian national Nitin Gulhane, who has been held captive in a Mali prison for over a year owing to financial dispute between the employer and their Malian business associate, for an urgent hearing on Wednesday. The development comes a day after The Indian Express reported the plight of Gulhane, who has continued to stay in jail despite having secured a bail over five months ago. The ministry is also learnt to have taken cognizance of Gulhane’s deteriorating health situation, as mentioned in the report. Story continues below this adAs AEEPL’s project manager, Gulhane was overseeing the electrification of 22 villages in Djenne. Sources in the MEA had earlier said they were “in touch with the government of Mali and also with the company to do the needful”.

Source: Indian Express February 16, 2026 22:48 UTC