Three Indian tourists were rescued from a kidnapping gang in Bangkok.

Ramesh Sharma, 48, Anandeep Kajal, 27, and Vipulkumar Shambhulal Patel, 41, were found bound with ropes at a rental house in Samut Prakan, on the outskirts of the capital city, on April 18.

The trio had reportedly been held by six Indian men and a Pakistani for a ransom of 30,000 USD each.

Police raided the house after another tourist Sanjeev Kumar, 27, reported that his friends Ramesh and Anandeep had been abducted while leaving for Vietnam on April 14.

Dramatic footage shows the officers storming the home. They found the missing pair, as well as Vipulkumar, restrained with ropes while lying on mattresses.

The seven suspects were detained at the scene. They were identified by police as the alleged ringleader Deep Sandhu, 32, Sourav, 26, Simranjit Singh, 35, Abhishek, 25, Nitin Salaria, 36, Gurwinder Singh, 35, and Pakistani man, Muhammad Afzal, 57.

Police Major General Wasan Techa-akrakasem, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said: ‘After questioning the suspects and victims, we found that these Indian men tricked their fellow Indians for ransom.

‘They pretended to be employment agents recruiting Indian workers in Austria, but they claimed it was necessary to temporarily stay in Bangkok while processing the travel documents.

'The perpetrators took advantage after the Indians arrived in Bangkok, luring them into a rented house where they were locked up. They then contacted the victims' families in India, demanding around one million baht per person for their release. The victims were threatened with harm and even dismemberment if they refused to comply or failed to reach out to their relatives.'

The kidnapping gang had reportedly entered Thailand legally, and were familiar with their victims before the abduction.

Thai taxi driver Wiwat Lakchai, 53, said he was hired by the group to take the tourists to the rental house.

He said: 'On the day of the abduction, an Indian man waved me down and asked me to wait for a moment because his friends would be joining him. Two more Indian men came out of the hotel with luggage, and all three got into my car, asking to be dropped off at Soi Sukhumvit 109.

'Along the way, they chatted constantly in English with an Indian accent. I couldn't understand all of their conversation, but there was no sign of threats or any harsh words between them. When we arrived, they all walked into the house on their own, without being forced or acting suspiciously.'

Police said they were investigating if any Thai suspects were involved in the kidnapping, adding the thugs were 'not very cooperative' during interrogations.

All seven suspects were charged with illegal detention and attempted extortion.