Indians deported from the U.S. being escorted by the police
as they leave the airport upon their arrival, in Amritsar, early Sunday, Feb.
16 , 2025. (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma)
- CHANDIGARH — Daljit Singh, who was among the deportees who reached Amritsar from
the US on Saturday night, on Sunday claimed they were handcuffed with their
legs chained during the journey.
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- "Our legs were chained and hands were also
cuffed," Singh told reporters in Hoshiarpur.
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- Singh, a native of Kurala Kalan village in Punjab's
Hoshiarpur district, was among 116 illegal Indian immigrants who were brought
back in a US aircraft that landed at the Amritsar airport on Saturday night.
Indians deported from the U.S. being escorted by the police
as they leave the airport upon their arrival, in Amritsar, early Sunday, Feb.
16 , 2025. (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma)
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- Replying to a question, Singh said he was taken through the
'donkey route' -- an illegal and risky pathway used by migrants to enter the
US.
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- Singh's wife Kamalpreet Kaur alleged that her husband was
deceived by a travel agent who promised him a direct flight to the US but
instead took him via the donkey route.
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- She said a man from their village had arranged for a travel
agent to facilitate Singh's journey. The agent assured to take him to the US
legally but later he was taken through multiple locations, raising suspicions
about the legitimacy of his travel.
