Editing Abu Sayyaf (section)

=====2011 Indian national kidnapping=====
On June 22, 2011, Indian national Biju Kolara Veetil was captured by four armed men while visiting his wife's relatives on the island of [[Jolo]]. A$10&nbsp;million ransom was demanded. Veetil later denied that he was released in August 2012 because he had converted to Islam during captivity.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/17453/indian-man-kidnapped-in-philippines%E2%80%94police|title=Indian man kidnapped in Philippines—police|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=June 23, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Karun |first=Shenoy |date=August 12, 2012 |title=Escaped Biju Kolara Veetil recounts Philippines horror |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Escaped-Biju-Kolara-Veetil-recounts-Philippines-horror/articleshow/15453267.cms |access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>