3 Gujarat Residents Missing In Ethiopia While Travelling To US Through Illegal Route; Families Allege Kidnapping, ₹1 Crore Ransom Demand
Mehsana: Three Gujarat residents who allegedly left for the US through an illegal route have gone missing after reaching Ethiopia, with their families claiming they were kidnapped and that the abductors demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore for their release. Also Watch: The whereabouts of the three persons -- two women and a man -- could not be ascertained after September 22, police said on Tuesday.…
Three residents of Gujarat have gone missing in Ethiopia after attempting to travel to the United States through an illegal route. The individuals, identified as Rutvik Jansari from Vadsma village, Mamta Chavda from Mehsana now residing in Ahmedabad, and Mayuri from Gandhinagar, were reportedly kidnapped by kidnappers demanding a ransom of Rs 1 crore for their release.
Their families claim that they paid around Rs 70 lakh to an agent from Mehsana for the journey. The agents allegedly connected them with another agent from Vadodara. A local agent from Ethiopia claimed that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 1 crore, and that Rs 60 lakh had already been paid. The families have requested the government to intervene and bring their loved ones back safely.
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