Ahmedabad : Another cautionary tale has come up for Indians who are crazy about going abroad. original AhmedabadA person from Memnagar has lost his life in El Ampalme city of South America. Hiren Gajera of Ahmedabad was kidnapped in South America. The kidnappers demanded dollars or drugs from the family. The abductors (Kidnapping) made a condition for the man’s wife to come alone after taking the ransom amount. The kidnappers, who identified themselves as Colombians, killed the men and dumped the bodies in the river. After 6 days, the dead body of this person was found in a mutilated condition.
Hiren Gajera was living and doing business abroad for 8 years
Hiren Gajera, a 41-year-old youth originally from Memnagar, Ahmedabad, had been living and doing business abroad for 8 years. He was abducted by some Colombian terrorists on June 3 from the city of El Empalam in the country of Ecuador, South America. The kidnappers took one lakh US from the family. Dollars or 70 kilos of drugs were demanded. After which 20 thousand US is agreed upon. Dollars were fixed.
However, the extortionist made a special condition that the young man's wife should not be accompanied by anyone who brings the money alone. Which the wife did not accept and told that she was sick and asked to send the ransom along with others. Later, the family did not contact the extortionist and finally complained to the police. Hiren's dead body was found after 3 days.
He returned to Gujarat for eight years
Hirenbhai Gajera developed a teak wood export business from 2006 to 2014 in El Ampalam town. He stayed there for many years and came to Ahmedabad for the last eight years. Later in March-2022 he returned to Ecuador. Wife Jiaben Gajera left her 12-year-old daughter at her grandfather's house in Memnagar and reached there in August-2022 due to discomfort in eating. He was staying at the old address. However, later the Gajera couple's residence was about 500 km from El Empalme city as the crime ratio increased. Shifted to a distant city of Cuenca.
Went to Empalme to attend friend's father's birthday party
On June 3, Hiren Gajera arrived in El Empalme from Cuenca to attend a friend's father's birthday party. At around 9 pm, Hirenbhai came out of the party for 10 minutes and just then some people abducted him. Later they did not return. His mobile was switched off and the car's GPS was also stopping.
The WhatsApp call came from a Colombian phone number
After the kidnapping on June 3, on June 4, the kidnappers received a WhatsApp call from a Colombian phone number on the wife and demanded one lakh US dollars. Asked to give a dollar or 70 kg of drugs. Some of Hirenbhai's relatives and friends living in L Empalam town sought help from Jiyaben and reported the incident to Hirenbhai's father living in Ahmedabad.
Hiren Gajera's dead body was found after 6 days
As the economic situation was not very viable, negotiations with the kidnappers lasted for three days. Finally 20 thousand US It was decided to give dollars. For 24 hours, the kidnappers did not give the details to whom and where to give the money and finally made the mobile inactive. 6 days later Hiren Gajera's dead body was found in Vinsi River in a decomposed state. After which the family could not even see the son's face. And the dead body also had to be cremated there.
Hiren Gajera's father Dr. like this. K. Talking to TV9, Gajera said that the security issues of Indians living abroad have increased a lot in the last few years. Government of India's embassies abroad are not as active as they should be for the safety of Indian citizens. Ecuador does not even show interest to the government. So they appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs of India to show interest. So that the killer of his son and his whereabouts can be found. And action can be taken. And if that happens, such cases can also be prevented from happening to others.
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