Indian Engineer Jailed in Mali for a Year; Family Blames Firm for Bail Delay

• Nitin Gulhane, an Indian engineer, has been detained in Mali for a year due to his employer's financial dispute with a Malian client.
• His family alleges the Noida-based firm, AEEPL, and its owner repeatedly delayed arranging a Rs 3.5 crore bail bond, despite assurances.
• Gulhane's family claims his role was purely technical, with no involvement in financial or contractual matters, and he was sent to a meeting where he was arrested.
• The family has appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Malian authorities for intervention, highlighting Gulhane's health issues and reduced salary.
• They emphasize their middle-class status makes the bail amount impossible to raise, urging the company to fulfill its commitments.