Hyderabad: One of the two Indian teachers from Karnataka who was kidnapped in Libya, allegedly by Islamic State (IS) terror group and released subsequently, on Tuesday said they were treated with respect by the abductors and not tortured in captivity.

Lakshmikant, from Raichur district in Karnataka, arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here. "...Nobody tortured us...they did not harm...they gave respect," Lakshmikant told reporters in Hyderabad.