KOCHI: The wife of a sailor belonging to a ship hijacked by Somali Pirates approached the Kerala High Court on Wednesday seeking a directive to the Ministry of External Affairs to take effective steps to get her husband released.The petitioner, Shobha Krishnan of Mallappally in Pathanamthitta, submitted that her husband T B Unnikrishnan was the second officer of the vessel MT Asphalt Venture, which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates on September 28, 2010. The crew members were later detained in Somalia. “Though the ship and eight members were released in last April, Unnikrishnan is still under detention,” she said. With the permission of the pirates, Unnikrishnan had called the petitioner and informed her that his health condition has been deteriorating as he is a chronic diabetic patient. The petitioner submitted that she had submitted various representations before the competent authorities. In spite of all the efforts, the release of Unnikrishnan is being delayed, the petitioner pointed out.
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