India, Oct. 28 -- Four residents of Bapupura village in Mansa taluka of Gujarat's Gandhinagar district, who were held captive in Tehran after attempting to reach Australia through the illegal "donkey route," have returned home on Tuesday, said officials.

They landed in Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday and have since gone to their homes, Gandhinagar superintendent of police (SP) Ravi Teja Vasamasetty said.

"We tried questioning them but could not get much information as they are in a state of trauma. In a day or two we would be able to get more details," he said.

They were identified as Ajaykumar Chaudhary (31), Priyaben Chaudhary (25), Anilkumar Chaudhary (35), and Nikhilkumar Chaudhary (28).

They departed from Mansa for Delhi on October ...