Feb 10, 2025 04:54 AM IST
The 33-year-old man from Ramdas village in Amritsar district died of cardiac arrest, his household confirmed on Sunday.
Amritsar: A 33-year-old man from Ramdas village in Amritsar district died of cardiac arrest in Guatemala throughout a journey to america by means of the unlawful ‘dunki’ route, his household confirmed on Sunday.
A 33-year-old man from Ramdas village in Amritsar district died of cardiac arrest in Guatemala throughout a journey to america by means of the unlawful ‘dunki’ route, his household confirmed on Sunday.
The tragedy occurred simply days after 104 Indian immigrants have been deported from the US, lots of whom had taken the identical perilous path.
The deceased, Gurpreet Singh, had left India three months in the past after paying ₹36 lakh to brokers who promised to facilitate his journey to the US. His brother, Sardara Singh, revealed that Gurpreet had beforehand travelled to England however later returned. Decided to succeed in the US, he first contacted Chandigarh-based brokers and paid them ₹16.5 lakh, which obtained him to Guyana. From there, he sought assist from a Pakistan-based agent, making the total cost for the subsequent leg of the journey.
Nevertheless, tragedy struck in Guatemala. “The youths accompanying him told us they were staying at a hotel. As they were preparing to leave for their next destination, Gurpreet experienced severe breathlessness. Within minutes, his condition worsened, and he passed away,” Sardara Singh recounted.
The grieving household has urged the Indian authorities to assist repatriate Gurpreet’s physique to allow them to carry out his final rites as per Sikh traditions.
Punjab minister for NRI affairs Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal visited the household to precise his condolences. Calling the incident tragic, he urged Punjabi youth to not take unauthorised routes emigrate overseas. He emphasised the risks and exorbitant prices concerned, urging younger individuals to as a substitute spend money on expert training, which offers safer and extra secure alternatives.
Dhaliwal assured the household that the federal government would make each potential effort to deliver Gurpreet’s physique again to Punjab.
The difficulty of unlawful immigration by means of the ‘dunki route’ has grow to be a rising concern. Many Indian youths deported on February 6 have shared harrowing accounts of their journey and the exploitation they confronted by the hands of journey brokers.
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