”Initiatives are being made to go to the prison to ascertain the truth about the arrest of Amrit Jha and to find out the date of his arrest” - Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chhetri
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that efforts are being made to provide consular services to Amrit Jha, a 30-year-old from Mahottari, who is being held in an Iranian jail. The reason for Jha's arrest has not been clarified. 'We will provide consular services to Amrit Jha. Efforts are being made to go to the jail to find out the truth about his arrest and find out the date of his arrest,' Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chhetri Poudel told Kantipur. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nepali Embassy in Qatar, which handles Iran affairs, is working to find out the truth about Jha through the honorary consul general in Iran and to arrange for him to talk to his family. It is said that he and seven others were arrested by Iranian security personnel not from the Strait of Hormuz but from another sea island, Keshan. This island is above Hormuz. Spokesperson Chhetri said, 'The ship left the Sea of Oman on December 27. There were 7 people on the ship. Four of them were released at that time. Jha and two Indian citizens have been arrested and held. It is not known whether the date of the arrest was before or after the start of the war. The war between Iran and the US, which began on February 28, is ongoing.' According to the foreign ministry, they have been transferred from Keshan Island to Abbas Port Prison in Abbas Port in the Hormuz region. Their employer, Black Sea Marine LLC, has filed an appeal in court with a lawyer in Iran for their release. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Black Sea Marine Company had won the contract to carry crude oil.
Nepali citizen under the control of Iranian forces
Amrit's sister Pooja Jha said that she came to know about her brother's
imprisonment in Iran after receiving a 'voice message' a few days ago. '11 days ago, a voice message came on WhatsApp from an unknown number. In the message, the brother said that the Iranian army had taken us into custody and that other Indians had also been arrested,' Pooja told Kantipur. 'Later, when we tried to contact that number, we were unsuccessful.'
According to Pooja, Amrit last received a call on January 12. 'At that time, he said that I am in Iran now, my work is almost done, and then I will come directly to Nepal,' Pooja added. 'But suddenly, after receiving the voice message that my brother was arrested, we have applied to the consular department to search for him. I request the Nepal government to take the initiative for my brother's release as soon as possible.'
