Hoshiarpur, June 22 -- Three Punjabi youth who were recently rescued from the clutches of human traffickers in Iran now find themselves stranded in the strife-torn country, as escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have delayed efforts by the Indian government to bring them home. The family of Bhagowal resident Amritpal Singh has lost touch with him after tension accelerated between Iran and Israel. "After the Israel attack, he was very scared. He told us that they were being shifted to a safer place but for the last three-four days, we have not heard from him which has left us worried", said Amritpal's uncle Gurdev Singh. Amritpal and two other youth from Nawanshahr and Sangrur, had paid hefty sums to travel agents to go to Australia in search of work but they were made to travel to Iran where three of them were abducted on May 1 by alleged human traffickers who demanded ransom from their families. After diplomatic intervention, the Iran police rescued them earlier this month but since then they are in police custody. The travel agents are still at large.HTC...