Five Indian nationals were abducted in Mali last week in an “unfortunate incident,” the Indian mission has confirmed.
The kidnapping took place on November 6, the Indian embassy said in an X post on Sunday. “The Embassy is aware of the unfortunate incident of kidnapping of five of our nationals in Mali on 6 Nov 2025,” it said.
The embassy added that it has been “working closely with the authorities and the company concerned to secure their safe release as quickly as possible.”
The abduction comes amid escalating instability in Mali, where terrorist group al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam al-Muslimin (JNIM) is tightening its grip around the capital, Bamako.
The group has intensified attacks on highways, fuel convoys, and security forces, threatening to isolate the city from the rest of the country.
Several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, have issued urgent advisories, asking their citizens to leave Mali due to the “unpredictable security situation”.
