Three Abducted Punjab Men Rescued in Tehran, Kin Heave Sigh of Relief

Amritpal, Jaspal Singh, and Hushanpreet Were Abducted and Held Captive After They Landed in Tehran on May 2 by Travel Agents

- HT Correspondents

HOSHIARPUR/JALANDHAR/SANGRUR: The three Indian nationals from Punjab, who had gone missing in Iran last month after having been duped by a travel agency, have been rescued by the Tehran police, the Iranian Embassy in India has reported.

In a post on X, it confirmed that the Tehran police have freed the missing Indians.

The three men, Amritpal Singh, Jaspal Singh, and Hushanpreet Singh, hailing from Punjab's Hoshiarpur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Sangrur, had been abducted and held captive shortly after they had landed in Tehran on May 2. They had been promised a safe pathway to Australia via Iran by the travel agents.

After hearing about their abduction from their wards and subsequent calls by the abductors for ransom, the families of the three men lost touch with them. They approached the Indian government for help after which the Indian Embassy in Iran had taken up the matter with its counterpart in Iran.

The Iranian Embassy in India has stated that the case was pursued by the consular affairs department of Iran's ministry of foreign affairs.

Bhagowal resident Amritpal spoke to his family on Tuesday and informed them about the safe rescue of all three. His uncle, Gurdev Singh, said the Iranian police officials made Amritpal call home from their phone.