India, July 29 -- Five Indian nationals have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly abducting three tourists from India and demanding a ransom for their release, according to a local media report.

The five suspects were arrested at a hotel in Bangkok's Khlong Tan area on Tuesday, July 28, while they were waiting to board an outbound flight, the Bangkok Post reported, citing the police.

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 maste...