| Keralite escapes after 14 months of captivity in Philippines |
MANILA After 14 months in captivity, an Indian national abducted by Al Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippines on Friday dramatically escaped from his captors while they were sleeping after fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan.
Kolaraveettil Biju, 36, from Kerala, who worked as an operations manager for a garment company in Kuwait, was abducted by the militants in Sulu province in the Philippines in June 2011 while visiting his Filipino wife’s family in Patikul. He escaped from his captors and was found by residents of a village, Senior Superintendent Antonio Freyra, Sulu police chief, said. “The kidnappers were resting. They had been fasting and they got tired and fell asleep, so he slipped away,” Freyra said
In March, the Sulu police said it got information that Biju was executed by the Abu Sayyaf because his family could not pay ransom.
The kidnappers had demanded about $7,100 in ransom, but his family refused to pay. He said he was not harmed because he is a Muslim.
With inputs from our correspondent and agencies
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