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Trying to flee to Malaysia, key accused in Rs 12.30-lakh immigration fraud arrested | Chandigarh News

Trying to flee to Malaysia, key accused in Rs 12.30-lakh immigration fraud arrested | Chandigarh News

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2 min readChandigarhUpdated: Jul 10, 2026 10:38 PM IST Panchkula police has arrested the alleged mastermind of a Rs 12.30-lakh immigration fraud, in which a resident was duped on the promise of being sent legally to the United States, but was instead routed through Dubai and Armenia via the illegal ‘Dunki’ route. The accused, who had been absconding for nearly two years, was intercepted at Amritsar airport while allegedly attempting to flee to Malaysia. Police said a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued against the accused, identified as Azad Singh of Panipat, led to his detention at the airport on Thursday. A team of the Anti-Emigration Fraud Unit brought him to Panchkula after completing legal formalities. A local court on Friday granted the police three days’ remand for further interrogation. According to police, the case was registered at Raipur Rani police station on March 7, 2024, under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B of the IPC and Section 24 of the Immigration Act following a complaint by a Panchkula resident. The complainant alleged that the accused and his …

Haryana Teen, Heading To US Via ‘Dunki’ Route, Killed In Guatemala After Being Held Captive | India News

Haryana Teen, Heading To US Via ‘Dunki’ Route, Killed In Guatemala After Being Held Captive | India News

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Last Updated:November 01, 2025, 20:25 IST A Haryana boy was killed by “donkers” in Guatemala after taking the dunki route to the US. His family paid up to Rs 50 lakh to Haryana agents and traffickers for his release. Representative Image An 18-year-old Haryana youth, who took the ‘dunki’ route to reach the United States in search of a job, has been killed by the ‘donkers’ in Guatemala. The boy left his home in Mohna village, Kaithal, for the US last year in October. As per his family, he was killed after allegedly being held captive by human traffickers in Guatemala. Speaking to PTI, the boy’s family said they learned about his demise when one of the “donkers”—a term used for human traffickers—sent them a death certificate and photos of him and another youth from Punjab. The victim, identified as Yuvraj, was the son of an agriculturist. His maternal uncle, Gurpej Singh, told PTI that the boy decided to go to America after he completed class 12. ‘Asked Ransom To Provide Proof Of Death’ This …

Key Accused Involved In Human Trafficking To US Via ‘Dunki’ Route Arrested In Delhi

Key Accused Involved In Human Trafficking To US Via ‘Dunki’ Route Arrested In Delhi

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Last Updated:March 30, 2025, 21:56 IST The victim, who hail from Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was deported back to India earlier this month, NIA said in a statement. Disturbing footage of the youths being abused by their captors was sent to their families in December 2024. | Representative Image The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a key accused involved in sending a man illegally to the US via ’dunki’ route. Gagandeep Singh alias Goldie of west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar was nabbed here. The victim, who hail from Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was deported back to India earlier this month, NIA said in a statement. He was sent to US via the infamous dunki route in December 2024, it said. The term ’dunki,’ which is believed to have originated from the word “donkey,” refers to an illegal pathway that immigrants take to enter countries like the US without proper documentation. Their risky and arduous travel is usually facilitated by human trafficking syndicate. The victim in this case had paid around Rs 45 …

Man Travelling To US Via ‘Dunki’ Route Dies Of Cardiac Arrest In Guatemala

Man Travelling To US Via ‘Dunki’ Route Dies Of Cardiac Arrest In Guatemala

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Amritsar: Punjab State Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal met with the family members of Gurpreet Singh, who wanted to go to America via the ‘Dunki’ route and died on the way at Guatemala of heart attack. Mr Dhaliwal met the mourning family and told ANI that he will appeal to people to not go to any other country illegally. “We have a lot of youth here. In the last two or three months, we have been struggling with the situation in America. The deceased had reached Guatemala. They were trying to reach the US through ‘dunki’ route. There he died with a heart attack,” Mr Dhaliwal said. “This is a request that no one should go illegally,” he said Mr Dhaliwal added that he has initiated a process to retrieve the body of the man who died. “The deceased man, who was 33-year-old, was trying to go to America, through different countries. Their parents were also upset. They demand that they should be given their dead bodies. We have already started a process from our …

United Hindu Front’s Jai Bhagwan Goyal – India TV

United Hindu Front’s Jai Bhagwan Goyal – India TV

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Image Source : PTI United Hindu Front’s Jai Bhagwan Goyal on Dunki route United Hindu Front working president Jai Bhagwan Goyal on Friday described the lament of opposition parties as unnecessary regarding the Indians who have gone to America via the ‘dunki’ route. He said that it can be extremely fatal to encourage Indians going abroad from the ‘dunki’ route. Handcuffs and fetters to these Indians cannot be justified in any situation, he added.  Goyal Questions oppositions’ reaction  Goyal questioned why such a response from opposition parties did not come to the fore in Bangladesh’s vandalism. “Millions of illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants have entered illegally into India, which is a big threat to internal security in the country, but it is a matter of regret and concern that the political parties are playing with the security of the country due to the politics of vote,” he said in a statement. He added that if the Indian government takes steps to send illegal Bangladeshi citizens and Rohingyas to their countries, then the opposition parties will, instead …

‘Paid ₹43 lakhs…’: Indians deported from US share how travel agents duped them | Latest News India

‘Paid ₹43 lakhs…’: Indians deported from US share how travel agents duped them | Latest News India

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Indian migrants, who have recently been deported to India by the United States, shared their heartbreaking accounts of being duped by unscrupulous travel agents to whom they paid lakhs in hopes of reaching the US. ₹43 lakh to a travel agent.(HT_PRINT)” title=” Robin Handa’s family paid ₹43 lakh to a travel agent.(HT_PRINT)” /> ₹43 lakh to a travel agent.(HT_PRINT)” title=” Robin Handa’s family paid ₹43 lakh to a travel agent.(HT_PRINT)” />Robin Handa’s family paid ₹43 lakh to a travel agent.(HT_PRINT) Most of these deportees, who went to the US in search of a better life and career, said they were promised a smooth journey but instead found themselves in legal turmoil, enduring months of hardship, hunger, and exploitation. ‘Paid ₹43 lakhs, arrested by border patrol’: Haryana man deported from US “I was assured that I would reach the US within a month, but it turned out to be a lie,” said Robin Handa, whose family paid ₹43 lakh to a travel agent. Also Read | ‘Crossed 18 hills, saw dead bodies’: Deported migrant on ‘donkey’ …

Compelled To Take ‘Dunki’ Route For Better Life Prospects, 3 UP Men Deported To India

Compelled To Take ‘Dunki’ Route For Better Life Prospects, 3 UP Men Deported To India

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Muzaffarnagar: A small farmer with 15 bighas of agriculture land, Kulbir Singh paid Rs 40 lakh to agents to send his son to the US. Two months later, Devindra Singh was sent back to India in shackles — one of the 104 Indian illegal immigrants deported by the Trump administration. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, Devindra Singh was caught shortly after illegally entering the US and remained in custody at a detention camp until his deportation. The 38-year-old was one of three men from Uttar Pradesh who undertook the treacherous “dunki” route to illegally enter the US in search of a better life for themselves and their families back home. On Wednesday, the trio arrived in Amritsar in a US military plane, allegedly in shackles, after being deported. Becoming popular in common parlance following the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s “Dunki” in 2023, “dunki” refers to illegal immigration that involves crossing borders through covert stops in multiple countries, mostly facilitated by agents. Rakshit Baliyan (19) of Rasulpur Jatan village and Devindra Singh of Marakpur …

Punjabi Singer Arrested At Delhi Airport For Using ‘Dunki’ Route To Send Passenger To US

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Last Updated: September 13, 2024, 00:01 IST Fatehjit Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Jalandhar, was arrested from the Indira Gandhi (IGI) airport in Delhi on Wednesday. (Representational/ File Photo) Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Usha Rangnani said during interrogation, the accused revealed that he had studied up to Class 12 and is a singer by profession A 42-year-old Punjabi singer has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a racket that sent people to the US on fake visas, officials said on Thursday. Fatehjit Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Jalandhar, was arrested from the Indira Gandhi (IGI) airport in Delhi on Wednesday, they said, adding that the accused and other members of the racket were trying to send a passenger to the United States via the ”dunki” route. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Usha Rangnani said during interrogation, the accused revealed that he had studied up to Class 12 and is a singer by profession. He also told police that he has participated in shows across the world. The accused came in contact with an …