New Delhi: Three Indians who had travelled to Iran are missing, the Indian Embassy in Tehran has confirmed. According to reports, the missing area from Punjab’s Sangrur, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar. The Embassy has strongly taken up this matter with the Iranian authorities.
The Embassy in a post on X said: “Family members of 3 Indian citizens have informed the Embassy of India that their relatives are missing after having traveled to Iran. The Embassy has strongly taken up this matter with the Iranian authorities, and requested that the missing Indians should be urgently traced and their safety should be ensured. We are also keeping the family-members regularly updated of the efforts being made by the Embassy.”
— India in Iran (@India_in_Iran) May 28, 2025
Their families have alleged that the men have been kidnapped. They reportedly received disturbing ransom videos—bloodied, tied up, pleading for help. The families further added that there has been no contact with the missing men since May 11.
The three men from Punjab vanished after flying to Tehran on May 1, allegedly en route to Australia via an illegal route arranged by a local agent.
