Sushma Swaraj seeks report from China mission on detained Indian businessman

Delhi: India has sought  a report from the Indian embassy in Beijing regarding an Indian national who was detained in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.

Tweeting about it, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, "I have asked for a report from our Embassy in China."

I have asked for a report from our Embassy in China. pic.twitter.com/YPyawnLHk5 https://t.co/TOD59Y2Rtb

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 18, 2016

She was responding to a tweet which said that an Indian businessman who was working in Shenzhen with a resident permit and a business licence was taken by police on Tuesday.

"Wife has been released after questioning but my friend is detained with a notice of 30 days," the tweet said.

The tweet also said that the businessman's wife was alone in Shenzhen and the Chinese authorities were not allowing her to contact him.

(With IANS inputs)