Karnal, Jan. 31 -- Months after two men from Kaithal were kidnapped in Iran and held for ransom, the police on Friday arrested a Jalandhar resident in connection with the case.

The accused, identified as Harish alias Happy alias Gopal, was taken into production remand from Delhi's Tihar Jail by the Special Detective Unit, police said.

Superintendent of police (SP) Upasana said that on September 7, 2025, Somil Singh, a resident of Kaithal, and Naveen Mor from Jind arrived at Konarak Airport in Iran after travelling from Jaipur via Sharjah and Tehran. They were planning to travel onward to Australia.

"Tehran and Konarak airports fall in sensitive Islamic regions of Iran, where criminals, including those from Pakistan, are active. The acc...