Key Facts

• Three Indian men from Punjab are missing in Tehran, Iran.
• They were traveling to Australia for promised jobs and had a stopover in Iran.
• Their families believe they were kidnapped and a ransom of approximately $63,000 is being demanded.
• The Iranian Embassy is investigating and informing Indian authorities of updates.
• The Indian embassy has requested that the missing men be quickly located and kept safe.
• Many Indians, especially from Punjab, seek better opportunities abroad and sometimes fall prey to scams by travel agents.
• The families hired a travel agent who wrongly informed them about the Australian work visa and travel arrangements.
• The families have filed police complaints, and investigations against the travel agents are ongoing.