A couple from Gujarat’s Mehsana district and their three-year-old daughter have allegedly been taken hostage in Libya. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crore, news agency PTI reported citing officials.

Kismatsinh Chavda, his wife Heenaben and their daughter Devanshi were kidnapped in the North African nation while trying to migrate to Portugal, where Chavda’s brother is settled, Mehsana Superintendent of Police Himanshu Solanki said.

The family, residents of Badalpura village in Mehsana district, was travelling with the help of a Portugal-based agent with plans to settle in the European country, he said. Mehsana Collector S.K. Prajapati has been informed about the incident.

According to the police, the family flew from Ahmedabad to Dubai on November 29. From Dubai, they wer

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