US EditionHe Called His Parents to Say Hello While en Route to Toronto. Then This International Student Disappeared
- Three men from Punjab went missing shortly after their arrival in Tehran on May 1 while they were traveling through Iran en route to Australia.
- An agent in Punjab promised to send them to Australia via Dubai and Iran, but after their arrival in Tehran, they were allegedly kidnapped.
- The Indian Embassy in Tehran is coordinating with Iranian authorities to trace the men, and families have received ransom demands and videos showing the men tied up and bleeding.
- The kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore and threatened to kill the men if the amount was not paid, while families have not had contact since May 11.
- The Embassy is urgently pursuing the case, regularly updating families, while the Punjab agent involved is reportedly missing, raising concerns about the victims' safety.
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He called his parents to say hello while en route to Toronto. Then this international student disappeared
Sahil Kumar vanished in downtown Toronto nearly two weeks ago. His family in India worry that delays, lack of security footage and silence from authorities are standing in the way of finding him.
3 Punjab men go missing in Iran, families receive ransom videos
Three individuals from Sangrur, Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur districts of Punjab have gone missing after landing in Tehran on May 1. The Indian Embassy in Iran has issued a statement saying the missing individuals will be traced urgently and their safety will be ensured. “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 matt…
Indian embassy in Iran urges Iranian authorities to 'urgently trace and ensure safety' of 3 missing Indians
The Indian Embassy in Tehran on Wednesday said that it has strongly taken up with Iranian authorities the case of three missing Indian citizens, all from the same family, who went missing after reaching Iran. It requested that the missing Indians should be “urgently traced and their safety should be ensured.” The Embassy did not, however, clarify when and where the three Indians went missing in Iran. “Family members of three Indian citizens hav…
Three Indians missing in Iran; India takes up matter with Iranian authorities – The Indian Awaaz
AMN WEB DESK The Indian Embassy in Iran said on Wednesday it had raised with Iranian authorities the case of three Indian nationals from the same family who went missing after arriving in the country on May 2. The embassy said that India has urged Iranian authorities to trace the missing individuals and ensure their safety. It also said that the families are being regularly updated on the efforts being made. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in…
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