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A young couple from Naroda, Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city has been taken hostage by a Pakistani agent in Iran and has demanded money for their release. The police informed about the matter and said that the Gujarati couple had approached them to enter the US illegally. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Chaitanya Mandlik said an FIR in this regard is being registered at Krishna Nagar police station in Naroda area and Ahmedabad city crime branch has started investigation.
The DCP informed that since the incident happened outside the country, the crime branch will contact the Indian Embassy in Iran with all the details. The couple has been identified as Pankaj Patel and his wife Nisha Patel, while the Crime Branch will confirm the same.
Police said the family of the couple shared some papers with the Krishnanagar police which showed that the duo wanted to enter the US illegally and for this they had contacted an agent in Hyderabad who booked their air tickets. arranged. Police said that as per the agent’s plan, the couple was to land in Tehran, Iran and then proceed as directed.