Ahmedabad: Four Gujaratis on their way to Australia, said to be illegally, are reported to have been kidnapped in Iran for Rs 2 crore ransom. The incident came to light after a local BJP MLA wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah asking to intervene.

According to the details, four people including a couple from Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar district were traveling to Australia. The agents took them to Delhi, Bangkok, Dubai and Tehran.

The four were allegedly kidnapped after they landed in Tehran few days ago. Their relatives back home came to know only after they received several video clips demanding ransom while torturing them in custody.

Local BJP MLA from Mansa, Jayanti Patel, on October 26, wrote a letter seeking help from Shah, who also hails from Mansa.

In his letter, the MLA has

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