Father Tom has been missing since armed men attacked a charity house in Yemen on March 4.
There was "no verifiable information" about the fate of a priest from Kerala who was allegedly kidnapped by terror group ISIS in Yemen earlier this month, government sources said today.
The information came against the backdrop of reports claiming that the militant group had planned to execute the priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil on Good Friday last week. However, there has been no report of any harm to him so far.
There is no verifiable information with the government on the priest, the sources said.
Father Tom Uzhunnalil had gone missing in Yemen after the ISIS terrorists attacked a care home run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.
The gunmen had stormed the refuge for the elderly earlier this month and killed a Yemeni guard before tying up and shooting 15 other employees.
Four foreign nuns, including an Indian, working as nurses were among those killed. Last week, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had said India was making all efforts to secure the priest's release. Sources said the government has even approached the Vatican in this regard.