New Delhi: Three Indian nationals have gone missing in Iran, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said on Wednesday after being informed by their families.
The Indian Embassy in Tehran, in close coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has ‘strongly’ taken up the matter with Iranian authorities, seeking assistance to trace the missing nationals and guarantee their safety.
“Family members of 3 Indian citizens have informed the Embassy of India that their relatives are missing after having travelled to Iran. The Embassy has strongly taken up this matter with the Iranian authorities, and requested that the missing Indians should be urgently traced and their safety should be ensured. We are also keeping the family- members regularly updated of the efforts being made by the Embassy,” the Embassy said in a statement.
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All three are from Punjab and have been identified as Hushanpreet Singh from Sangrur, Jaspal Singh (SBS Nagar) and Amritpal Singh (Hoshiarpur), reported NDTV.
They went missing on May 1, shortly after landing in Tehran.
An agent in Hoshiarpur had reportedly promised to send the three men to Australia, via the Dubai-Iran route. They were assured of an accommodation during their transit in Iran. But soon after they landed in Iran, they were kidnapped.
The families claimed to have received video call from the ‘kidnappers’ showing the victims tied up with ropes and a knife on their necks. The callers shared details of bank accounts in Pakistan and threatened to kill the men if a ransom of Rs 1 crore was not transferred to their account, the families said.
The families have appealed to the police and administration for help, even as the agent from Hoshiarpur is absconding.
