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A mates from Gujarat’s Mehsana territory and their three-year-old girl were allegedly taken hostage successful Libya for a ransom of ₹2 crore portion trying to immigrate to Portugal, officials said connected Saturday (December 13, 2025).
Kismatsinh Chavda, his woman Heenaben and girl Devanshi were kidnapped successful the North African nation, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, en way to Portugal, wherever the man’s member is settled, Mehsana Superintendent of Police Himanshu Solanki said.
He said that the household from Badalpura colony successful the territory was travelling with the assistance of a Portugal-based cause with the program to settee successful the European country. The authoritative said Mehsana Collector S.K. Prajapati has been informed astir the incident.
The household took a formation to Dubai from Ahmedabad connected November 29. From there, they were taken to Benghazi City successful Libya, wherever they were kidnapped, Mr. Solanki said.
“[Mr.] Chavda’s member is settled successful Portugal, and helium was travelling with the assistance of an cause based successful Portugal. The household was travelling with the volition to settee there, and the agents progressive successful the lawsuit are not Indians,” Mr. Solanki said.
The authoritative said that the kidnappers person contacted the relatives of the household successful Mehsana, demanding ₹2 crore arsenic ransom.
Collector Prajapati said that Mr. Chavda’s kin approached him connected Friday (December 13, 2025), and that helium has informed the State Government and the Ministry of External Affairs astir their case.
