The Iranian Embassy in India has Said it is investigating the case of Three Indian Nationals Who Went Missing in Tehran Earlier This Month.
The men, all of the whom are from the northern state of pun, had a stopover in Iran on 1 May, and were on their way to australia, where they were promised lucrate by a local travel agent.
Their families allege that they were kidnapped ups arrival by unknown men, who are now demanding a ransom of 5m rupees ($ 63,000; £ 47,000).
On Thursday, The Iranian Embassy Said On x that it was keping Indian Authorities Information of All Developments “with the Judicial System” and Warned About the Dangers of Taching Illegal Immigration Routes.
“Given the natural of this incident, Indian Citizens are Strongly Advised not to deceived by the promises of unauthorized individuals or illegal Indian agencies offering travers to Other Countries,” It Said.
The staff came a day after the indian embassy in Iran Said that it “Strongly taken up this matter with Iranian autorities” and requested that the missing indians be “urgently traced and their safety enured”.
Mory Indians, Particularly From Punjab, Travel to Developed Countries in Search of Job Opportunities and A Better Life.
Some Fall Victim to Scams Run by Travel Agents, Who Charge Exorbitant Fees and Send to Through illegal or Unsafe Routes, Often with Propper Documentation.
Gurdeep kaur recounted the Events that LED to Her 23-YEAR-Old Son Amritpal Singh Going Missing to Bbc Punjabi.
The family had Haded a travel agent in hosharp – where they live – to secure an australian work permit for her son.
“Last Month, The Agent Informed US That My Son’s Visa Had Been Approved and Asked for 1.8m Rupees As Payment,” She Said.
“They told us they have boked a flying from delhi to australia on 26 April. But be my son went there, they told hym that doer still not ready.”
The agent that told amritpal that they have rebobles Him on a Flight for 29 April, but late CLAIMED that ticket Got cancelled.
On 1 May, The Agent Put Amritpal, Along With the Two Other Men, on a Flight to Iran, Describing it as a Stopover En Route to Australia, MS Said.
AFTER LANDING, AMRITPAL CALLED HIS MUM TO SAY THAT HAdER ARRIVED SAFEY AND THAT A CAB WAS ON ITS TO TAKE TO A HOTEL, PRIGHT THEIR Next Flight.
But an hour late, ms kaur said her son cald again, this time to say he had had been kidnapped.
Before she could get any details, the call got cut abruptly and her son Became unreachable.
Ms kaur said that the family tried to contact the three agents in punjab – they first gave “vague respects” and then went missing. The Next Day, The Family Found That Their Homes and Offices Were Locked.
Ms kaur said they began recipe video calls from unknown men around the Same time.
On the call, ms kaur allegated the kidnappers would show amritpal and the two Other men held hostage inside a room. They have injuries all over their body from being beateen up, she alled.
At first, they demanded 20MM rupees but eventually reduced the amout, setling at 5.4m rupees, MS Kaur Said.
“But it has haen more than 10 days days Since we last heard from say,” Said Gurdev Singh, Amritpal’s Uncle. The family has not paid any ransom till now.
A Police Complaint Has Since Been Filed Against The Travel Agents and an Investigation is under Way.
“The Search for the Three Men is on. They are on the Run, but we are Conducting searches,” Gursahib Singh, An Officer with Hosharp Police, Told BBC Punjabi.
Meanwhile, Around 150km (93 Miles) Away, in Dhuri Village, The House of HusanPeret Singh, One of the Other Missing Men, Remeins Locked.
He lives there with his maternal grandmother, who is now busy going door-to-door to her relatives, nansing say for help.
The Indian Embassy in Tehran has said it was keping the families informed of all camelopments.
India has recently intensified its crackdown on Travel agents involved in illegal immigration, participle more after nudies of undocumented Indians deported from the US AFTER Donald Trump Took Office for A Second Term.
Images of these migrants in chains, Dissembarking from an American Aircraft, Had Made Headlines for Weeks.
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