India, Nov. 7 -- India said on Friday it is working with authorities and international organisations in Sudan to secure the release of an Indian national captured by the anti-government Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.

Adarsh Behera, a 36-year-old resident of Odisha, was taken away by RSF fighters when the militia captured the strategic city of El Fasher last month. The RSF has issued videos showing Behera in their custody.

"One Indian national is in the custody of the RSF. As you know, there is fighting going on in the El-Fasher region," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a weekly media briefing.

"We are in contact with the Sudan government and international organisations so that the Indian national can be ...