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Delhi, India has set up helpline numbers for any information regarding Indian nationals after hostage crisis unfolded at a Cafe in Martin Place in Sydney’s business district.
The numbers were posted on the micro-blogging site Twitter by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin:
In case of queries about Indian nationals following events in Sydney contact Dr Vinod Bahade Dy Consul General at phone +61 481 453550
— Syed Akbaruddin (@MEAIndia) December 15, 2014
An Infosys employee is among those being held hostage by an unidentified armed man who stormed a downtown cafe in Sydney today, as per PTI.
The Indian Consulate located near the cafe was immediately evacuated along with many other buildings in the Australian city as a preventive step.
Government said all Indian staffers at the consulate are safe. The consulate is around 300-400 metres away from the Lindt cafe where an undisclosed number of people are being held hostage by the a
