"Consular access has been obtained. We have been able to go and meet all those individuals. Out of the sixteen people, eight have been released," Jaiswal said.
After 16 Indian crew members of the vessel MT Valiant Roar were taken into custody by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, the family of Third Engineer Ketan Mehta has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rescuing their son.