The kidnappers asked for a ransom of 5.6 million Indian Rupees to be paid for their safe release. The kidnapped
Their family members claimed they had sold their land to finance their journey to Italia. They said they paid about 7.2 million Indian Rupees to an agent, who assured to take the youth to Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...via Libya.
The brother of Aamir Hayat, said, "we are not aware who was that agent, but we were lured and deceived with assurance that our relatives will reach Europe at any cost."
However,
there's more than one way to skin a cat...
he said when the youth reached the Libyan coast about three months ago they were held by the group and shifted to a jail on the outskirts of the Libyan capital, Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
The families said a few youths of the area had earlier succeeded to reach Europe, and the agent used that "success" to attract the parents to pay according to his demand.
Saeedullah Jan, father of Bilal Khan, appealed to the Pak High Commissioner in Libya to play his role in release of the four men as they did not have enough money to get them freed from their captors.
They recalled that another four Pak youth were burnt to death when their boat caught fire mid-sea in the first week of October when they set out on a journey to reach Italia.
Notably, the Libyan Red Islamic Thingy said in a statement that rescue workers have recovered 15 bodies found on the coast in Sabratha. These included a number of bodies that were burned inside a boat and others on the beach.
A security source in Sabratha told Rooters that the bodies were
The United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the "heinous killing of at least 15
Libyan security forces announced that they have arrested two suspect of the in the massacre.