Twelve Indian nationals, who have been deported to Panama by the US, returned to India from the Latin American nation on Sunday night, officers stated.
The deportees arrived on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport in New Delhi, marking the primary batch of Indians getting back from Panama following their deportation by the US.
The 12 Indians are learnt to be a part of 299 undocumented migrants deported to Panama by the US a number of days again.
The Trump administration has begun a mass deportation programme of overseas nationals residing illegally within the US.
Over 300 Indians have already been deported to India by the US in three totally different flights this month.
The group, which was detained in a lodge in Panama after being despatched again from the US, was transported by a industrial flight to Delhi, with 4 of the deported people from Punjab later being despatched to Amritsar by way of a home flight.
The 4 folks from Punjab have been recognized as Maninder Dutt (23) from Jalandhar, Jatinder Singh (34) from Patiala, and Jugraj Singh (33) and Harpreet Singh (30), each from Gurdaspur.
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In accordance with preliminary reviews from Indian authorities, the 4 males had entered South America via European nations, together with the Netherlands and Spain. Three of them then entered Surinam, Guyana in South America after which went to Columbia from the place they entered Panama whereas one went to El Salvador instantly from Spain.
Confirming their arrival, Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney stated they arrived at Sri Guru Ram Das Ji Worldwide Airport right here from Delhi by way of a industrial flight.
She added that all of them had paid large quantities to unlawful journey brokers to facilitate their ‘dunki journey.
Earlier, three batches of unlawful Indian immigrants have been introduced again from the US in a navy plane on February 5, 15 and 16.
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The touchdown of US navy plane carrying unlawful Indian immigrants on the Amritsar airport had triggered sharp reactions from a number of political leaders in Punjab. CM Bhagwant Mann had questioned the Centre’s transfer to land planes bringing deportees at Amritsar airport, accusing it of making an attempt to defame Punjab beneath a conspiracy. —With PTI Inputs
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