Three men from Gujarat who were reportedly travelling to the United States are missing in Ethiopia, according to their families. All three outlets report that the families allege the men were abducted and that a ransom of ₹1 crore is being demanded.
The accounts add that the men depart for the U.S. on September 20, with assistance from intermediaries. The Hindu specifies that an agent from Mehsana district allegedly helped them and connected them with another agent from Vadodara. Times of India and India Today similarly describe the men as heading to the U.S. and relay the family’s claims about the ransom demand, without adding additional travel-route details.
While the central claims are consistent—missing men in Ethiopia and a ₹1 crore ransom—outlets differ mainly in the detail provided about the recruitment and connection process for travel and the specific identities of the intermediaries mentioned. The reports focus on the families’ allegations and the ransom communication, with no confirmed information on the status of the men or the identity of the kidnappers from authorities in the excerpts provided.
