3 missing Indians in Iran traced: Embassy

Three Indian nationals who went missing in Iran last month have been rescued, the Iranian embassy in India said on Tuesday, quoting media reports in Tehran. Last week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it was in touch with the Iranian authorities over the missing Indians. "Three missing Indian citizens freed by Tehran police," the Iranian embassy said in a post on X.It added that the case of the three Indian nationals was being followed up by the consular affairs department of Iran’s foreign ministry in coordination with relevant judicial authorities.

Three missing Indian citizens freed by Tehran police
Local media in Iran say police have found and released three Indian men who had gone missing in Iran.https://t.co/YAkirkKRHg

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The missing Indians were identified as: Hushanpreet Singh (Sangrur), Jaspal Singh (SBS Nagar) and Amritpal Singh (Hoshiarpur). "Family members of 3 Indian citizens have informed the Embassy of India that their relatives are missing after having travelled 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," the Indian Embassy said in a statement.