Two murder suspects, deported from US arrested at Amritsar Airport

Two men who were among 119 deported by the US in a C-17 aircraft were arrested from Amritsar airport in connection with a murder case. Sandeep Singh alias Sunny and Pradeep Singh, from Rajpura in Patiala district, were wanted in a murder case registered in 2023, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nanak Singh said. The case against Sandeep and four others was registered in Rajpura in June 2023. During the investigation, the name of Pradeep, another accomplice of Sandeep, was added to the FIR.Both the accused hailed from Rajpura town and had already been declared proclaimed offenders in the murder case, said the police. Both the accused were booked under section 302, 307, 323, 506, 148 and 149 of Indian Penal Code by Patiala Police in murder case registered on June 26, 2023. However, police officials said they hadn't issued a 'Look Out Circular' against the two.
NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh met some of the deportees at the airport. One of the deportees told Dhaliwal that he along with his cousin spent Rs 40 lakh each for reaching the US. Both belong to a village near Kalanaur in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. Dhaliwal said the government will send the travel agents who duped the youths behind bars and urged the deportees to come forward and lodge their complaints.
The recent deportation of 119 Indians, including the arrest of two murder accused, has sparked debates about illegal immigration policies and the consequences for returning migrants. With the US government tightening its immigration rules, more such deportations could be expected in the future, raising further legal and humanitarian concerns for affected individuals and their families.