据知情人士上周六透露，被利比亚当地民兵扣押数月的九名印度船员终于获释。
周三获释后，他们抵达的黎波里，印度驻突尼斯大使在那里接待了他们。
另据了解，据报道，该组织于2月15日联系了印度驻突尼斯大使馆，并提到他们工作的名为MT Maya 1的商船在利比亚海岸附近突然抛锚，他们被当地民兵俘虏。
印度代表团立即与利比亚有关当局交涉，寻求领事探视，确保这群人的安全，并为尽快遣返提供便利。
外交部和印度代表团继续与利比亚有关当局就此事采取后续行动。他们向印第安人的家人通报了案件的进展情况。
这些人被安置在的黎波里的一家酒店，直到所有出境签证手续完成。
这艘船由一名希腊少校所有，悬挂喀麦隆国旗。这艘船装载着石油产品，正从马耳他驶往的黎波里。
在9名印度船员中，5名来自北方邦，其他分别来自西孟加拉邦、拉贾斯坦邦、古吉拉特邦和喜马偕尔邦。
英文原文
Nine sailors from India who had been held captive for many months by a local militia in Libya were finally released, individuals familiar with the development mentioned on Saturday.
Following their release on Wednesday, they reached Tripoli, where India’s Ambassador to Tunisia received them.
It’s also understood that the group reportedly contacted the Indian embassy in Tunisia on 15 February and mentioned that Merchant Vessel named MT Maya 1, where they had been working, suddenly broke down close to the coast of Libya and that they had been taken into captivity by a local militia.
The Indian mission immediately took up the issue with relevant Libyan authorities seeking consular access, ensuring the group is safe, and facilitating repatriation as soon as possible.
The Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian mission continued following up on the matter with concerned authorities in Libya. They kept the family members of the Indians posted about the developments in this case.
The group has been put up in a hotel in Tripoli until all their exit visa formalities are done, the individuals cited above mentioned.
The ship is owned by a Greek major and flies the flag of Cameroon. It was sailing to Tripoli from Malta, loaded with petroleum products.
Of nine Indian crew members, five hail from Uttar Pradesh and one each from West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh.
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