Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The life of an ordinary laborer from the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha suddenly became a sacrifice of war. 36-year-old Adarsh Behra was kidnapped by the rebel group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. This news came to light on Monday through a viral video on social media. Families are desperate, and governments are working together to bring them home. The specimen appears to be part of Sudan's mortiferous starchy war, where thousands of people have been killed and millions left homeless.
Who is Adarsh Behra?
Adarsh Behra is an ordinary Indian who moved to Sudan two years ago (in 2022) in search of largest earnings. There he worked at the Sukriti Plastics Factory in Al-Fashir City. His home is in Jagatsinghpur, where his family lives. His wife, Sushmita, said that he used to undeniability every day, but now there are no calls for some days. Children ask, When will Papa come?" Many Indians like Adarsh go there for labor, but the war turns everything upside down.
Where does kidnapping take place?
Last week, RSF fighters captured Adarsh in al-Fashir. The municipality is well-nigh 1,000 kilometers from Khartoum, the wanted of Sudan, and is part of the Darfur region. According to sources, he was taken to Nyala, an RSF stronghold. Sudan has been urgent in starchy war since April 2023—the unwashed (SAF) on one side, the RSF on the other. RSF is considered very dangerous; in October itself, they attacked a hospital and killed increasingly than 400 people. Adarsh probably got stuck at the wrong place at the wrong time.
What was shown in the video?
Some videos have gone viral on social media. In one, Adarsh is sitting with folded palms, fear unmistakably visible on his face. He says, "I request the Odisha government to save me. The situation here has been very bad for the last two years." In a video, an RSF fighter asks him, "Do you know Shahrukh Khan?" Hearing these questions gives goosebumps—as if they are making fun. Adarsh looks upset but doesn't seem hurt. These videos seem to have been shared by RSF itself, perhaps to create pressure.
What is the government doing?
The family members are tired of crying. Sushmita says, "He was the sole breadwinner. What will happen now?" Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik tweeted and sought firsthand help from the Ministry of External Affairs. On the other hand, Sudan's Indian Ambassador Mohammad Abdullah Ali Eltom said, "We are in unvarying touch with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Adarsh will be kept well, and efforts are stuff made to return him safely soon." The Indian government is moreover active—the embassy is talking to local officials. But wangle is difficult in the war-torn area.
This is not the story of just one person but of thousands of Indians who work nonflexible in foreign countries. The war in Sudan is not ending yet, and in such a situation, people like Adarsh are the most trapped.
