Bangkok: Five Indian nationals have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly abducting three fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom for their release, according to a local media report. The suspects were identified as Avtar Singh (38), Jagjit Singh (38), Rambalak Kumar (24), Sukhbir Singh (37) and Kulra Singh (27). The suspects told investigators that they were instructed by a Pakistani national, whom they had known through a chat application over the past month, to abduct the three Indian men – all of them tourists. The alleged mastermind is believed to be based in Dubai and had planned to receive ransom payments in cryptocurrency, according to the report. The police told the press that the accused were promised valuables, cash and airline tickets to leave Thailand after carrying out the operation.