Hoshiarpur, May 29 -- The Indian Embassy in Tehran on Wednesday said it has strongly taken up with Iranian authorities the case of three Punjab residents who went missing after reaching the West Asian country earlier this month, with their families alleging that the three were abducted and their captors demanded ransom for their release. The three missing men have been identified as Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Husanpreet Singh from Sangrur, and Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar, in Punjab. The Indian Embassy, in a statement released on Wednesday, said that it has requested Iranian authorities to trace the location of the missing men and ensure their safety. P11

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