Overview
- Police identified the victims as Kismatsinh Chavda, his wife Heenaben, and their three-year-old daughter Devanshi from Badalpura in Mehsana district.
- Officials said the family flew from Ahmedabad to Dubai on November 29 and were then taken to Benghazi, where they were abducted.
- The abductors contacted relatives in Mehsana and demanded ₹2 crore for the trio’s release, according to police.
- The Mehsana collector informed the Gujarat government and the Ministry of External Affairs, and coordination with central agencies is underway.
- The trip was arranged through a Portugal-based agent who is not Indian, and some reports indicate the travel lacked valid visas and involved being moved to Libya without full knowledge.