Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Punjab Agent Arrested for Illegal US Entry via 'Dunki Route'
A man in Punjab was arrested for helping people enter the US illegally using a risky method called the 'Dunki route.'
This involves crossing multiple borders with fake documents.
The agent, Jagjeet Singh, charged a large sum of money to arrange these journeys.
One young man, Navjot Singh, was caught with a tampered passport and deported from the US after five months in custody.
He revealed he paid the agent for the illegal trip.
The agent admitted to using international contacts to help people travel through Kenya, Turkey, Spain, Mexico and then to the US.
Police are still investigating the case.
A Punjab-based agent was arrested by Delhi Police for facilitating illegal US entry.
The agent used the 'Dunki route', an illicit network involving multiple border crossings.
The arrest followed the deportation of an Indian youth with a tampered passport.
The youth paid Rs 41 lakh to the agent for the illegal journey.
The agent admitted to arranging illegal transits through international contacts.
- Who
- Jagjeet Singh was arrested for helping people enter the US illegally.
- What
- Jagjeet Singh was arrested for arranging illegal entry into the US using the 'Dunki route'.
- When
- The arrest happened on Monday, June 9, 2025, after an incident on the night of June 3-4, 2025
- Where
- Delhi, IGI Airport, and Punjab, India
- Why
- Jagjeet Singh was arranging illegal entry into the US through a 'Dunki route'.
- Accused
- Jagjeet Singh alias Jassa
- Accused's Residence
- Punjab, India
- Crime
- Facilitating illegal US entry
- Payment for travel
- Rs 41 lakh
- Agent's time in the business
- 2 to 3 years
- Countries involved in transit
- Kenya, Turkey, Spain, Mexico
- US Border Crossing Point
- Tijuana border
