Dunki route ruined us’: Wife of deported man demands action against agent

“For 10 months, my hubby was shuffled betwixt countries,” Kuljinder said, her dependable trembling. “He was taken to Brazil for astir a period and a half, past moved done respective different countries, including China. He was passed from 1 spot to different similar a pawn successful a game. He ne'er made it to the US.”

Harwinder endured life-threatening conditions, crossing dense jungles, treacherous rivers, and unsafe seas. Despite the hardships, helium documented his ordeal, sending videos to Kuljinder whenever possible. She past spoke to him connected January 15, the time helium was preparing to transverse into the US from Mexico.

Harwinder had near location successful April past twelvemonth and remained successful interaction with his household until mid-January. The quality of his deportation came arsenic a daze to Kuljinder, who learned of it lone erstwhile villagers informed her that helium was among the 104 deportees sent backmost from the US connected Wednesday.

The question cause liable for their ordeal is from their ain colony and a distant relative. Kuljinder said they had already filed a ailment against him with the colony panchayat aft losing interaction with Harwinder past month. She is present demanding strict enactment against the cause and a refund of the Rs 42 lakh spent connected the failed journey.

“We person mislaid everything,” she said. “We lone wanted a amended aboriginal for our children—our 12-year-old lad and 11-year-old daughter. Instead, we are near with thing but indebtedness and heartbreak.”

Kuljinder revealed that the cause extorted wealth astatine each measurement of Harwinder’s journey, including a last outgo of Rs 10 lakh erstwhile helium was successful Guatemala conscionable 2 and a fractional months ago.

Before Harwinder’s departure, the household managed a humble surviving by farming leased onshore and rearing cattle. His younger member besides farms rented land, but their income was not capable to unafraid a amended future. Harwinder’s aged parents—his 85-year-old begetter and 70-year-old mother—still enactment successful the fields.

Now, Kuljinder is urging the authorities to intervene and assistance them retrieve their money. “The authorities indispensable enactment against specified agents who exploit people’s desperation,” she said. “I americium speaking retired truthful that nary different household suffers similar ours.”

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