Indians won’t be allowed to enter Iran visa-free—Why Tehran suspend the facility

Indians won’t be allowed to enter Iran visa-free from November 22—Why Tehran suspended the facility

Indians won't be allowed to enter Iran visa-free from November 22 as Tehran suspended the facility citing an increase in trafficking cases, according to ANI. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released an advisory on Monday warning its nationals against bogus job scams, asking them to stay vigilant.

What did MEA say?

"The attention of the Government has been drawn to several incidents of Indian nationals being lured to Iran on false promises of employment or with assurances of onward transit to third countries. These individuals were tricked into journeying to Iran by taking advantage of the visa waiver facility available for ordinary Indian passport holders. On arrival in Iran, many of them were kidnapped for ransom," MEA stated.

(This is a developing story. More to come)

Source: LiveMint
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