Gujarat Couple, Kidnapped In Iran Trying To Enter US Illegally, Returns

A doctor treating the couple said that the husband is still in deep shock due to the mental and physical torture he suffered in captivity.

A couple from Gujarat who were held hostage in Iran while they were trying to enter the US illegally returned on Wednesday, city police said.

The couple were released by the kidnappers on payment of a ransom of Rs 10 lakh, police said.

Krushnanagar police in Ahmedabad city had on Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against agents Abhay Raval and Pintu Goswami, who had allegedly promised to send the couple to the US through Iran.

The case was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 364-A (kidnapping) and 420 (cheating) but no arrest has been made yet, police said.