# 3 Gujarat residents kidnapped in Ethiopia, family gets Rs 1 crore ransom call 2026-09-30T08:11:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets (6 source reports) Three Gujarat residents who left for the United States on 20 September via an alleged illegal migration route have been kidnapped in Ethiopia, their families say. The kidnappers have demanded Rs 1 crore for their release. Police said the three, Rutvik Jansari, Mamta Chavda and Mayuri, have been missing since 22 September. Mamta's father, Kiritbhai Chauhan, said the family paid an agent around Rs 70 lakh per person to arrange the journey. Agent Alpesh Panchal told reporters that Rs 60 lakh had already been paid to the abductors but they were still demanding Rs 1 crore. The three travelled from Gujarat to Rajasthan, then flew from Jaipur to Abu Dhabi and on to Addis Ababa, where they obtained Ethiopian e-visas valid until 19 October. Mamta last spoke to her father on 22 September, saying they had reached Canada. A man calling himself 'Khan' later called the family with the ransom demand. A missing persons complaint was lodged at Langhnaj police station on 29 September. The families are appealing to the government to intervene and secure their safe return. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Across five sources the kidnapping story is covered with near uniformity. All lead with the three Gujarat residents missing in Ethiopia, the Rs 1 crore ransom demand, the families' appeals to the government, and the police complaint lodged on 29 September. India Today and ABP Live include the agent's claim that Rs 60 lakh has already been paid to the kidnappers and add the detail that the ransom call came from a man calling himself 'Khan'. The other three sources omit those specifics. No source questions the family's account or the agent's role in the illegal route. The uniform framing leaves no gap between the outlets: a straight police-report style across all five. The investigation into the travel network continues. ## Coverage Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Leads with family's appeal and agent's payment details, police-report framing - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) PTI wire copy, leads with missing complaint and family quotes - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight news reporting with police and family quotes, no slant - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) PTI wire copy, leads with ransom demand and police details - thehindu.com (2) (neutral report) Unrelated story on US visa restrictions, no facts used - abplive.com (neutral report) Leads with ransom and agent's Rs 60 lakh payment claim This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ethiopia, Gujarat, illegal migration, kidnapping, Mehsana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/3-gujarat-residents-kidnapped-in-ethiopia-family-gets-rs-1-crore-ransom-call/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/3-gujarat-residents-kidnapped-in-ethiopia-family-gets-rs-1-crore-ransom-call/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/