Indian trader goes missing in China
Wednesday, 23/05/2012
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An Indian trader went missing in eastern China's Yiwu city raising fears that he could have been abducted by local businessmen over a dispute. Earlier, two Indian businessmen were abducted and kept in illegal custody in Yiwu. Indian embassy officials have asked local authorities to find the trader. They received complaints from the trader's mother, who lives in Mumbai.
Sketchy information reaching the embassy suggests he was taken away from a local restaurant on the night of May 19. He was on a temporary visa. The embassy did not release his name for security reasons. On Monday, the embassy had issued advisory asking Indian businessmen to be careful in their dealings in Yiwu as their "freedom of movement could be curtailed" if they get embroiled in legal dispute with local traders.
The Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday reacted to the advisory saying it would affect bilateral economic exchanges between the two countries. The case involving two Indian traders, released by abductors last January, took a new turn after two Chinese businessmen filed cases against them.
