Somali Pirates on board the hijacked MV Abdullah have demanded an enormous ransom of $5 million (₹420 million) in exchange for the release of 23 members of the Bangladeshi crew held hostage.
The ship, which was carrying the flag of Bangladesh, was taken over by pirates earlier this month while it was travelling from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates. The pirates then took the ship to Somalia.
In response to the piracy attack on March 14, the Indian Navy quickly deployed a...