Overview
- Families of Ritik, 24/25, and Pawan, 40, say the men were lured by local agents with Spain jobs, flown via Kolkata and Thailand, and are now being tortured in Tehran with threats to sell their kidneys unless ransom is paid.
- Karnal police registered cases at Nigdhu and Sadar stations after receiving videos showing the assaults and said contact numbers and clips have been sent to concerned authorities to facilitate a rescue.
- Relatives of migrants who left in October 2024 report that Yuvraj, 18, from Kaithal, and Sahib Singh, 21, from Hoshiarpur, were likely killed in Guatemala, with traffickers sharing photos and hospital documents dated March 4, 2025.
- Families say they paid between roughly ₹40 lakh and ₹50 lakh to Haryana-based agents and overseas traffickers, including payments sought for ‘proof’ of death, and allege that money routed through local agents did not reach the captors.
- Some named Haryana agents have been arrested in earlier cases, and political leaders have urged the state government to intervene as reports highlight the risks of the illegal ‘dunki’ route through the Middle East and Central America.