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Held in Ethiopia on ‘dunki’ route to US, cousins freed as police reach out to ‘kidnapper’

He swore and hung up. Hours later, 3 kidnapped Gujaratis were free

October 05, 2026 1:20 pm

Three cousins from Mehsana allegedly on the illegal ‘dunki’ route to the US were captured by ‘Baba Khan’, who wanted more than Rs 1 crore ransom. But Gujarat Police and the family bargained, and the Ethiopian authorities rescued the cousins in Addis Ababa.

Punjab man immigration fraud Kenya Italy

$70,000 ransom, 43 days of fear: How Punjab man kidnapped in Kenya returned

September 22, 2026 4:05 pm

He left India to work in Italy. Instead, Rakesh Kumar was kidnapped in Kenya, beaten, and filmed for ransom. His ordeal ended when the local police intervened.

‘Sent him at 16, now waiting for his body,’ says father of Punjab youth who took ‘donkey’ route

August 24, 2026 2:58 pm

Punjab man Gurdeep Singh was shot dead in New York while reportedly delivering pizza. His family seeks help to bring his body back to India.

Rajkumar Hirani admits Dunki didn't appeal to masses: 'Middle class get their visas easily'

June 24, 2026 8:42 pm

Rajkumar Hirani said that since middle-class audiences in India can generally obtain visas more easily, they may not have fully related to the trauma portrayed in Dunki

‘Given beef, survived on bread’: Haryana man returns after 7 months in Belarus jail

June 17, 2026 2:21 pm

Rohit was promised legal passage to Italy. Instead, he fell prey to a Dunki route immigration scam and was assaulted, threatened, and subjected to inhumane living conditions.

A picture of two people from Gujarat who were rescued from Azerbaijan

How US dreams ended in 9 days, ‘abduction’ and ‘torture’ for two in Gujarat

February 27, 2026 4:10 am

Dhruv and Dipika were promised a route through Istanbul to Canada and then the US. Instead, they were diverted to a "secluded house" in Azerbaijan's Khazar district. The agents used fake boarding passes and staged photos to convince families they were safe in Canada while the torture was ongoing.

The court also observed that if custodial interrogation is denied, many ‘glaring loopholes and gaps’ will be left which can affect the investigation.

Youths being duped daily: Punjab & Haryana High Court denies anticipatory bail to man accused of using ‘dunki route’ to send youth abroad

November 13, 2025 5:21 pm

Russia dunki route scam, Punjab Haryana High Court news: An FIR was registered against the accused based on a complaint by a woman who alleged that the accused had taken Rs. 8,10,000 from her and her brother on the pretext of sending her brother to Germany.