39 deported youths go missing after questioning in Delhi

Chandigarh: Thirty-nine youths deported from Dubai for not having valid documents, who were also questioned at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, have now gone missing. While the maximum number of deported youths are from Naraingarh tehsil and Ambala district, a few also came from the Kurukshetra, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala districts of Punjab.
Newsline tracked down the addresses of 32 persons, who had purchased tickets for Rs. 20,000 each from Sandal Travels, Sector 34, Chandigarh.
Families of some youths contacted by Newsline today are not only in a state of shock, but are also confused. Two such families had different stories to tell.
Mangal Singh (21), resident of Raiwali Village failed his matriculation exams. A number of his friends from his village are at present working in Iraq. He had always dreamt of going abroad and persuaded his father to send him abroad. “ He only asked for Rs. 50,000, which I gave him. He did not disclose which company was he enrolled to work with. I am surprised to know that he was deported. He called me last night and told me he was safe. We have not received any call from him after that,” Jeet Singh said.
A similar state of confusion prevails at Satwinder Singh’s home, another school dropout.
26/04/07 Varinder Bhatia/Ludhiana Newsline

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