Father Alexis Prem Kumar was kidnapped in Afghanistan on June 2.
In a letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the Prime Minister has assured her that "the government will spare no effort" to ensure the earliest release of Father Alexis Prem Kumar who was kidnapped in Afghanistan a few days ago.
Informing her that his top officials are in touch with their counterparts in Kabul, the Prime Minister says, "Our primary concern at this stage is to ensure the integrity of the ongoing efforts for Father Prem Kumar's release and to ensure that he does not come to harm." (
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The 47-year- old aid worker was kidnapped earlier this month; three Taliban members have been arrested, but no group has claimed responsibility for the case.
Last week, the Indian government said Afghanistan claims to have uncovered "concrete leads" in the case.
Kumar was working with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an educational charity, as its Afghanistan Director and had been living in the war-torn country for over three years.
He had accompanied teacher on a visit to a school near Herat in Afghanistan when he was kidnapped.
His abduction took place 10 days after the attack on the Indian consulate in Herat by four heavily-armed gunmen carrying rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns.