A heart-wrenching case has come to light from Mehsana district of Gujarat. A couple and their three-year-old daughter, who had set out with the dream of settling in Portugal, were kidnapped in Libya. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crore in exchange for the release of the family. After the incident, there is an atmosphere of anxiety and panic among the family members.

The family is from Badalpura village of Mehsana.
According to Mehsana police, the kidnapped family is a resident of Badalpura village of the district. The victims of kidnapping have been identified as Kismatsingh Chavda, his wife Heenaben and three-year-old daughter Devanshi.

Plan was to go to Portugal
Superintendent of Police Himanshu Solanki told that Kismat Singh’s brother lives in Portugal. Through that the family was planning to settle there. For this he took the help of an agent sitting in Portugal. According to the police, the agents involved in this case are not Indians.

Ahmedabad to Dubai, then Libya
According to the information, the family had left for Dubai from Ahmedabad on 29 November. After this he was taken to Benghazi city of Libya, where he was allegedly kidnapped.

Demand for ransom of Rs 2 crore
Officials said that after the kidnapping, the miscreants contacted the relatives of the family living in Mehsana and demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crore. After this the family appealed to the administration for help.

Information given to the Administration and Foreign Ministry
Mehsana District Magistrate S. Of. Prajapati told that the family members of the Chavda family had met him on Friday. After this, the entire matter has been informed to the State Government and the Ministry of External Affairs. According to sources, this matter was taken up by local MLA C.J. Chavda has also raised this before the state and central governments, so that action can be taken as soon as possible for the safe return of the family.

Hope for safe return of family members
At present, the family members are waiting for the safe release of their loved ones with the help of the administration and the government. Since the matter is of international level, all eyes are on the action of the Central Government.

After the confirmation of the kidnapping of five Indian citizens in the West African country Mali, the Government of India and the Indian Embassy have started immediate efforts for their safe release. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday that the Indian Embassy in Bamako is in constant touch with the Mali authorities and the concerned company. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the incident took place on 6 November 2025 in an area that has seen several attacks and kidnappings by armed groups in the last few years.

Indian Embassy statement
The Indian Embassy in Mali posted on The Embassy is working with the Malian authorities and the company concerned to ensure their safe and early release. MEAIndia and PMOIndia were also tagged in the post, which clearly shows that the government is looking at the matter at a high level.

The Embassy is aware of the unfortunate incident of kidnapping of five of our nationals in on 6 Nov 2025. The Embassy has been working closely with the authorities and the company concerned to secure their safe release as quickly as possible. @MEAIndia @PMOIndia

— India in Mali (@IndianEmbassyML) November 9, 2025

Constant contact and efforts
Officials in New Delhi said that the Indian Embassy is in constant touch with Mali’s security agencies and the company where these Indians were working. MEA Headquarters is also coordinating with other foreign missions and international partners to understand the security situation in the region. The ministry said that ‘all necessary efforts are being made for their release and the situation is being constantly monitored.’

Mali is struggling with instability
Mali is one of the most unstable countries in West Africa. The situation here has worsened due to several military coups and increasing activities of jihadi groups linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State. Kidnappings of foreign workers are particularly common in the central and northern parts of Mali, as government control is very weak in these areas.

In the sensational case of beating the second year student of BA-LLB in a car hostage in a car at Amity University Campus, Lucknow, the police have registered a case against the accused student Janhvi and her friends. Jahnavi Mishra and her friends brutally beat up the summit and made the video of the incident viral.

The victim’s father Mukesh lodged an FIR at Chinhat police station on Friday 5 September, in which Jahnavi Mishra, Ayush Yadav, Milan Banerjee, Vivek Singh, Aryaman Shukla and another person have been named. Police has started the investigation of the matter.

What is the whole matter?

According to information, the incident took place on 26 August in the parking of Amity University. It is seen in the viral video that Jahnavi Mishra and his partner Shikhar are hostage in the car and slapping them. The victim claims that the attackers slapped him 26, abused him in one and a half minutes and broke his mobile phone. The video was allegedly made viral on the college groups and social media by the accused, due to which the summit is mentally hurt and has stopped going to college.

Fir And legal action

The Chinhat police filed a case under Section 351 (2) (assault), 352 (nuisance), and 351 (3) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint of Mukesh. Sho Dinesh Chandra Mishra of Chinhat police station said that CCTV footage and viral videos are being examined. The Lucknow police confirmed on its official X handle that interrogation of all the named accused has started and action will be taken soon.

Could not go to college since June

Shikhar told that he had a knee operation in June, due to which he did not go to college for two months. From August 8, he was joining regular classes. On August 26, his friend was on the campus with Soumya Singh Yadav, when Jahnavi and his colleagues beat him hostage in a car. Shikhar said that my chat was deleted to humiliate me and the video went viral. The Amity University administration said that a committee has been formed to investigate the incident and strict action will be taken against the culprits.

Three Indians Rescured in Iran: The dream of going abroad takes such a turn many times, which no one would have imagined. Something similar happened with three youths of Punjab, who was sent to Iran by a travel agency in Australia. But as soon as he reached Tehran, he went missing and the demand for ransom increased the concern of the family. This incident intensified diplomatic movement between India and Iran.

Three Indian citizens who went missing last month in Iran’s capital Tehran have been safely rescued by the Irani police after a successful campaign. The Iranian embassy in India has confirmed this and said that this action was taken by the Tehran police. These three youths are residents of Punjab, named Jaspal Singh, Husanpreet Singh and Amritpal Singh, who reached Iran on May 1 and went missing the same day.

Iran was sent by luring jobs in Australia
According to Iranian media reports, the three youths were sent to Iran by a local travel agency on the pretext of attractive jobs in Australia. According to the Iranian news agency Meher and Tasnim, the police campaigned to get rid of the hostages in the Vermin area of ​​southern Tehran and released the three Indians safely.

Family was threatened with ransom
The families of the three Indians had reported their disappearance to the Indian Embassy. Family members also told that they had demanded a ransom of one crore rupees from unknown people and threatened calls came from Pakistani numbers. This made the matter more serious.

Indian Embassy Activation
The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi informed on social media that the department of Iran’s Foreign Ministry was closely monitoring the entire incident and was coordinating with judicial officials. The Indian Embassy also provided every update to the family from time to time.

Warning to Indians
Both the Iranian embassy and the Government of India have warned Indian citizens not to trust unauthorized agents or middlemen for traveling abroad. The Government of India has earlier issued counseling for citizens going to Iran, which has been advised to use safe travel, to stay in contact with the embassy and use legitimate means.