What's been done to curb trafficking: Congress to Punjab AAP amid deportation row
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What's been done to curb trafficking: Congress to Punjab AAP amid deportation row

India Today  

With the second US flight carrying 120 Indian deportees set to land in Amritsar today, the political row over the deportation of illegal immigrants has heated up again. While Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann slammed the Centre over the flights landing in Amritsar and not any other cities, Congress MLA Partap Singh Bajwa criticised Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party-led government for failing to address human trafficking over the past three years. He questioned how many travel agents had been prosecuted under this law since Mann took office, given the continuing reports of human trafficking. "Can Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who also holds the Home Portfolio, let the Punjabis know how many travel agents have been booked under the same law in the last three years?" Bajwa cited Chief Minister Mann describing the illegal immigration as a "national issue."

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Punjab: SIT registers 5 new cases, 2 travel agents arrested for human trafficking to US
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab: SIT registers 5 new cases, 2 travel agents arrested for human trafficking to US

Hindustan Times  

The Special Investigation Team of Punjab Police, probing illegal human trafficking of Punjab natives deported from the US, has registered five new first information reports and arrested two more travel agents. Promised legal entry, taken through ‘donkey route’ As per an FIR registered in Patti police station of Tarn Taran on February 17, an agent, operating from Chandigarh and Yamunanagar, …

AAP, Congress, BJP Trade Charges As Second US Aircraft Set To Bring Back Deportees In Amritsar Today
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP, Congress, BJP Trade Charges As Second US Aircraft Set To Bring Back Deportees In Amritsar Today

ABP News  

The politics in Punjab has heated as a second US flight carrying 12 Indian deportees is set to land in Amritsar on Saturday night. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has slammed the Centre over the landing of the flight in Amritsar alleging the move will defame Punjab. Mann Govt Failed To Address Human Trafficking: Congress Meanwhile, the Congress and BJP …

‘Is this the gift Modi ji is bringing back’: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Indians deported from US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Is this the gift Modi ji is bringing back’: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Indians deported from US

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of a US military aircraft arriving in Amritsar tonight with 119 deported Indians, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP government of targeting the state over its electoral loss while failing to address its concerns. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a press conference, in Amritsar, Punjab, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Bhagwant also added that Prime Minister Modi …

BJP alleges Punjab CM playing politics over deportees after ‘conspiracy’ claim
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP alleges Punjab CM playing politics over deportees after ‘conspiracy’ claim

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Saturday hit back at Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on the issue of deportees, accusing the AAP leader of playing politics over the matter. On Friday, Mann accused the Centre of trying to defame Punjab as part of a conspiracy by choosing the Amritsar airport for the landing of the aircraft. Rather than catching the culprits and …

Politics gathers pace ahead of migrants deportation from U.S.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Politics gathers pace ahead of migrants deportation from U.S.

The Hindu  

With a U.S. plane carrying a fresh batch of around 119 alleged illegal migrant Indians, deported from the United States, expected to land at Punjab’s Amritsar International Airport on Saturday, the politics surrounding it is gathering pace. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann went to receive the deportees in Amritsar, where he hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at …

Failed to curb human trafficking, no compensation given to deportees: BJP, Congress accuse Punjab CM Mann
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Failed to curb human trafficking, no compensation given to deportees: BJP, Congress accuse Punjab CM Mann

New Indian Express  

Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly and senior Congress leader, Partap Singh Bajwa alleged that the AAP-led government has failed to curb human trafficking in the state. Bajwa said that the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Act, 2012, had been put in place to curb fraudulent practices of travel agents indulged in organised human smuggling in Punjab. …

Punjab Police crack down on fraudulent ‘immigration consultants’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab Police crack down on fraudulent ‘immigration consultants’

The Hindu  

Days after the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants from the U.S., the Punjab Police cracked down on fraudulent ‘immigration consultants’ and ‘travel agents’, with the aim to dismantle the multinational human trafficking nexus operating in the region. So far, eight First Information Reports against travel agents have been registered, including two by the district police and six by the NRI …

Punjab Police files 8 FIRs against agents over Indians deported from US
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab Police files 8 FIRs against agents over Indians deported from US

Hindustan Times  

A Special Investigation Team, formed to probe the issue of illegal human trafficking following the deportation of Indian citizens domiciled in Punjab from the US, has registered eight FIRs against fraudulent immigration consultants, the state police said on Monday. Punjab police Acting on complaints from the victims, police have registered eight first information reports against travel agents based on the …

Punjab police form 4-member SIT to probe illegal migration
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab police form 4-member SIT to probe illegal migration

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police on Friday constituted a four-member fact-finding committee/special investigation team to investigate illegal human trafficking and migration. On the complainant of Daler Singh, a resident of Salempura village near Rajasansi the Amritsar police have booked a travel agent under Section 318 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Punjab Travel Professionals Act 2014. As per reports, DSP-level officials visited the residences …

Punjab Police forms special team to probe human trafficking amid US deportation row
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Punjab Police forms special team to probe human trafficking amid US deportation row

India Today  

The Punjab Police on Friday constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team in order to combat and investigate the illegal human trafficking and illegal migration in the wake of the recent deportation from the US of Indian nationals domiciled in the state. Announcing the setting up of the committee, Director General of Police Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said that the four-member SIT …

'Sending Out Citizens In Handcuffs, Shackles Shameful': Bhagwant Mann On Indians' Deportation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Sending Out Citizens In Handcuffs, Shackles Shameful': Bhagwant Mann On Indians' Deportation

ABP News  

After the USA deported 104 illegal immigrants from various states to India on Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday sharply reacted to the handcuffing and chaining of Indians. According to a report by news agency PTI, among the deportees, 33 were from Haryana and Gujarat, 30 from Punjab, three each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and two from …

Punjab to provide free legal aid to 700 Indian students facing deportation from Canada: Dhaliwal
1 year, 9 months ago

Punjab to provide free legal aid to 700 Indian students facing deportation from Canada: Dhaliwal

India Today  

Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said the state government will provide free legal assistance to around 700 Indian students who are facing deportation from Canada. Presiding over a meeting with civil and police officers associated with the NRI department here, Dhaliwal issued instructions to all deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police to scrutinize documents of …

Punjab Oppn Accuses Mann Govt of Spiritless Probe into Smuggling of Liquor to Gujarat
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab Oppn Accuses Mann Govt of Spiritless Probe into Smuggling of Liquor to Gujarat

News 18  

The recent seizure of a huge liquor consignment from a Gujarat-bound truck in Punjab is turning into a major controversy with the opposition accusing the Bhagwant Mann government of going “slow” on the probe to ascertain the source behind the transportation of alcohol illegally to the poll-bound state. The opposition has accused Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party government of “facilitating” transportation …

SC turns down Punjab travel agents' plea - India TV News
9 years, 9 months ago

SC turns down Punjab travel agents' plea - India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by a group of Punjab-based travel agents challenging the validity of the Punjab Travel Professionals' Regulation Act, 2012 and its rules, saying that the provisions were not “restrictive but regulatory” in nature. Dismissing the petition as withdrawn, the court brushed aside the objections to various provisions including …

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