SRINAGAR: Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Ruhullah Mehdi, has made an urgent appeal to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking his intervention for the release of a Kashmiri citizen detained in Saudi Arabia.
In his letter, Mehdi called for immediate action to expedite the individual’s release and ensure his safe return home. He expressed hope that the External Affairs Minister would provide the necessary consular assistance.
Taking up the issue with the External Affairs Minister, the Srinagar MP has appealed for swift action.
“Urgent Appeal: @ruhullahmehdi has written to Hon’ble EAM @DrSJaishankar regarding the detention of a Kashmiri citizen in Saudi Arabia. He urged immediate intervention to expedite the individual’s release & safe return home. Hope @MEAIndia ensures swift consular assistance,” his office posted on X.
Urgent Appeal: @ruhullahmehdi has written to Hon’ble EAM @DrSJaishankar regarding the detention of a Kashmiri citizen in Saudi Arabia. He urged immediate intervention to expedite the individual’s release & safe return home. Hope @MEAIndia ensures swift consular assistance.
— Office of Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi (@Office_ASRM) February 4, 2025
As per media reports, the detained individual, Abdul Rafi Baba, a resident of Soura, Srinagar, has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since March 1, 2020, for reasons unknown to his family. A Kashmiri engineer, Baba was working at King Faisal University in Hofuf, in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa region, when he was taken into custody by Saudi police.
