Dehradun, 23 May:
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has urged Union Foreign Minister SM Krishna and Union Shipping Minister GK Wasan for release of Kotdar resident Mukesh Arya who has been held hostage by pirates.
In a letter written to the Union Ministers, Chief Minister Bahuguna has stated that Arya from Uttarakhand who was working in a shipping company was abducted by pirates while on the way from Oman to Indonesia few days back. He has urged the Union Ministers to take concrete measures on Centre Government's level for the release of Arya.
It may be noted that the family members of Arya had approached Mr. Bahuguna and urged him for the release of Arya and Chief Minister had assured them to do the needful.
