AHMEDABAD: A pair from a Mehsana village and their three-year-old daughter had been allegedly taken hostage in Libya for a ransom of Rs 2 crore whereas attempting emigrate to Portugal, officers stated on Saturday.Kismatsinh Chavda, his spouse Heenaben, and daughter Devanshi had been kidnapped within the North African nation, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, en path to Portugal, the place the person’s brother is settled, Mehsana superintendent of police Himanshu Solanki stated.He stated that the household from Badalpura village within the district was travelling with the assistance of a Portugal-based agent with the plan to settle within the European nation. The official stated Mehsana collector S Ok Prajapati was knowledgeable concerning the incident.
The household took a flight to Dubai from Ahmedabad on Nov 29. From there, they had been taken to Benghazi Metropolis in Libya, the place they had been kidnapped, Solanki stated.“Chavda’s brother is settled in Portugal, and he was travelling with the assistance of an agent based mostly in Portugal. The household was travelling with the intention to settle there, and the brokers concerned within the case usually are not Indians,” Solanki stated.The official stated that the abductors contacted the family of the household in Mehsana, demanding Rs 2 crore as ransom.Prajapati stated that Chavda’s kin approached him on Friday, and that he has knowledgeable the state govt and the ministry of exterior affairs concerning the case.Sources aware about the event stated that native MLA C J Chavda additionally raised this concern earlier than the state and the Union govt.
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