4 million dollars in exchange for the 6 captured Indians
For 201 days, six Indians have been facing the terror of Somali piracy at close quarters, yet there has been no move from the government to ease their plight.
Somali pirates, who have hijacked MV Suez, a ship of Red Sea Navigation, in the Gulf of Aden spoke to TIMES NOW have insisted on the week long deadline.
The pirates have also said that they will not accept anything short of 4 million dollars in exchange for the 6 captured Indians on board the ship.
Speaking to TIMES NOW, one of the Somali pirates said, “Our demand is ransom money, you know ransom money. We want four million from the company which is working for this crew. Last time when we called the company, we demanded the ransom. He told us he did not want the ship or the crew.”
“We are also running short of time, last 8 months we have been going on like this. All we want is the ransom, if someone comes with the money tomorrow morning, one week is maximum. Now there is no reason and I will not say what we are going to do next, we do not like talking to the media. But you can understand, so try to do something,” added the pirate.
MV Suez with the flag of Panama was hijacked by the Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden on August 2, 2010, with 6 Indians, 4 Pakistani, 4 Lankans and 11 Egyptians on board.
Even after seven months the fate of the 6 Indians held hostage by the Somali pirates still hangs in uncertainty. Despite the fact that there is only a week to go for the deadline set by the pirates to end, the Government of India still seems to have no plans in place to get the sailors safely back home.
Source: Times of India