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In a deeply distressing development, an Odia youth, who was reportedly abducted by Al Qaeda terrorists in the African nation of Mali, remains untraced even after a month of his kidnapping.
The youth, identified as M. Venkata Ramana, hails from Samarjhola village in Hinjilicut block of Ganjam district.
Despite the passage of several weeks since the abduction, there has been no communication or confirmation regarding his safety or whereabouts, leaving his family in a state of despair and anguish back in Odisha.
Family members have appealed to both the Odisha and Central governments to take urgent steps to ensure his safe rescue a...