New Delhi, July 21 -- Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday announced that the Indian Embassy in Niger has been continuously on the job in retrieving Ranjit Singh, an Indian national from the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, who was abducted in Niger following a terror attack in the African country's Dosso region on July 15.

On July 15, in a terror attack in Niger's Dosso region, two Indian nationals lost their lives, and one was abducted, the Indian Embassy in Niamey stated.

The Embassy also stated that it is working closely with local authorities regarding repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased and also for the safe release of the abducted Indian national.

In a post on X, the Union Minister of State sha...