✃The third batch of Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar on Sunday as an US military aircraft carried 112 of them as part of crackdown on illegal immigration by the Donald Trump's administration.
🐻According to PTI the C-17 aircraft landed at 10:03 pm in the Punjab capital.
♕Earlier the two batches of Indian immigrants who have arrived in India complained of being shackled during their journey. The Opposition leaders have denounced such treatment of Indian citizens while the government representatives responded stating that it was part of the deportation rules.
ꩲThe Sikh deportees in Saturday's flight alleged that they were transported without their turbans.
🦂Punjab CM Bhagwnat Singh Mann accused the Centre of trying to "defame Punjab as part of a conspiracy".
Third Batch Of Indian Immigrants Landing In Amritsar
🌞The authorities informed the media that among the 112 who landed in Amritsar, 44 of the deportees were from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, 31 from Punjab, two from Uttar Pradesh, and one each from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
ꦚAmong the deportees were 19 women and 14 minors, including two infants.
🤪The deportees from Punjab and Haryana were taken to their respective destinations around 4:45 am on Monday following the completion of formalities such as immigration, verification and background checks.
🎐The deportees' arrived within 24 hours of a US military aircraft bringing back another batch of Indians living illegally in that country.
What Did Authorities Say?
ꦺDeputy Commissioner (Amritsar) Sakshi Sawhney told reporters earlier that 112 deportees came on the flight.
💙When asked about their health, she said everyone was fine.
Arrangements for food were made, she added.
🔯Transportation was also arranged to take the deportees to their respective destinations.
🐻The deportees hailing from Punjab were taken in vehicles arranged by the state government. The Haryana government had sent two buses for transporting the deportees from the state to their native places.
ဣThe deportees from other states would be flown to Delhi and then taken to their respective destinations in other flights, officials told PTI.
🥂The family members of a few deportees were present at the airport.
Earlier Deportees Brought In With Hands And Legs Chained
♉On February 5, a US military aircraft carrying the first batch of 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar.
🐲Among them, 33 each were from Haryana and Gujarat, and 30 from Punjab.
🌞Another 116 deportees arrived on Saturday amid questions by several leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, over the BJP-led Centre's move to allow planes carrying immigrants to land in Amritsar.
☂The men among the deportees on Saturday's flight claimed that they were shackled during the journey. Sikh deportees were allegedly without their turbans.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚMann accused the Centre of trying to "defame Punjab as part of a conspiracy".
💛The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) strongly condemned the US authorities for allegedly not allowing the Sikh deportees to wear turbans.
🍬SGPC officials, who were deputed for providing "langar" and bus services to the deportees, gave "dastar (turban)" to the Sikhs.
🍎Mann on Sunday said "the mass deportations is an eye-opener for all of us", as he requested youngsters to shun the idea of illegally going abroad and work hard in the state to ensure its socio-economic growth.
▨Among the second batch of deportees, those hailing from Punjab were taken to their homes in police vehicles around 4:30 am on Sunday after immigration and background checks.
🐲However, two deportees belonging to Rajpura in Patiala district were arrested upon their arrival in connection with a murder case. Sandeep Singh alias Sunny and Pradeep Singh were wanted in a murder case registered in Rajpura in 2023.
ꦆThe second batch of deportees had tales of toil, journey through dangerous and illegal pathways in pursuit of the American dream and its ultimate shattering to share. Many claimed that they were duped by travel agents.
