Two Indian professors freed from Libya return home

They were given a warm welcome by their family and friends. The two professors — T Gopi Krishna, and C Balaram Kishan arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad near here and they had reached their respective homes at around 4.30 am, according to family sources. The two Telugu professors were abducted by suspected IS militants at a checkpoint near Sirte in Libya on July 29 last year along with two other Indians Lakshmikanth and Vijay Kumar from Karnataka. 

However, Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar were rescued just days after the kidnapping. Gopikrishna, an Assistant Professor at University of Sirte in Libya, is a native of Tekkali in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. However, his family resides in Hyderabad. Balaram, an English Professor, also works at the same University and hails from Karimnagar district of Telangana. His family also stay in Hyderabad. 

Among the four Indians kidnapped in Libya, three are Professors in University of Sirte and one works at the university.