Two Youth Of Punjab Die In Mexico's Forest; Trying To Sneak Into US
Two Youth Of Punjab Die In Mexico's Forest; Trying To Sneak Into US Two youths from Doaba region in Punjab died in the dense forest in Mexico. They were reportedly trying to sneak into the US illegally. The deceased have been identified as Davinderpal Singh (18) from Begowal in Kapurthala district and Gaurav, (20) of Banga in Nawanshahr. The families of the deceased have been informed on Tuesday. Davinderpal and Gaurav were trying to enter US illegally. They reportedly travelled to Greece, Italy and Spain before reaching Mexico by air. A Punjabi girl was also accompanying them The two were accompanied by a Punjabi girl, whose identity has not been ascertained. Sukhwinder, the mother of Davinderpal, paid Rs 24 lakh to a local travel agent, who assured him of Davinderpal’s safe passage into the US. All the three Punjabi youth left Punjab on June 13. They reached their destination in Mexico on July 1. Presently, nearly, 100 Indian youths, mostly Punjabis, are detained in the federal detention facilities in the southern US for entering the country illegally. Sukhwinder said, “The last time I talked to my son over the phone was on July 6. He told me that he will soon reach his destination, as he was going to start a short journey through a forest on the US-Mexico border.” On their way, the trio forgot the way and got trapped in the forest. Sukhwinder told the sources, “They did not eat anything for days as the local agent had given them only a few bottles of water and some snacks. They managed to reach Arizona in the US, but fainted in the jungle due to hunger and thirst.” The girl was rescued and was admitted by the local security forces. The aggrieved father said that he would be meeting external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj through Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral on Wednesday. He wants to appeal to her to make arrangements for bringing back his son’s body. Also Read: Tarn Taran: Gurjeet Kaur and daughter who trafficked 19-year-old to Dubai, arrested “The family has not recorded any statement against the travel agent yet. We will register a case once they do so,” Bholath deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Davinder Singh said. -PTC NEWS
