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Gujarat couple, child trying to immigrate to Portugal kidnapped in Libya: Officials

Published - December 13, 2025 08:20 pm IST - Mehsana Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: iStock/ A couple from Gujarat’s Mehsana district and their three-year-old daughter were allegedly taken hostage in Libya for a ransom of ₹2 crore while trying to immigrate to Portugal, officials said on Saturday (December 13, 2025). Kismatsinh Chavda, his wife Heenaben and daughter Devanshi were kidnapped in the North African nation, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, en route to Portugal, where the man’s brother is settled, Mehsana Superintendent of Police Himanshu Solanki said.

Gujarat couple, child trying to immigrate to Portugal kidnapped in Libya: Officials

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  • He said that the family from Badalpura village in the district was travelling with the help of a Portugal-based agent with the plan to settle in the European country.
  • The official said Mehsana Collector S. K.
  • Prajapati has been informed about the incident.
  • The family took a flight to Dubai from Ahmedabad on November 29.
  • From there, they were taken to Benghazi City in Libya, where they were kidnapped, Mr.
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