US sanctions Indian national, Chhattisgarh firm and six others for alleged role in Sudan civil war

An Indian national and his Chhattisgarh-based explosives manufacturing company are among eight persons and entities sanctioned by the United States on Friday for their alleged links to procurement and recruitment networks accused of fuelling the civil war in Sudan.

The civil war in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands of people since April 2023 and displaced nearly 1.4 crore persons.

In a statement issued on Friday, the US Treasury Department alleged that SBL Energy Limited supplied more than 200 shipments of explosives and explosives-related material since 2024 to Sudan-based Target Multiactivities Company Limited.