Case Summary
Unscrupulous agents charged huge sums for illegal migration routes and left many young Indians stranded, detained or financially ruined.
Year
2024
Fraud Amount
โน50 Crore
Category
Migration
Sources
2 linked
In Punjab and nearby regions, agents have long sold desperate families the so-called donkey route, promising safe passage to North America or Europe through irregular transit chains.
Victims often pay tens of lakhs, only to be abandoned en route, detained abroad or pushed through dangerous illegal crossings.
The scam is rooted in aspiration, unemployment and social pressure, making it one of the most damaging non-digital fraud ecosystems in India today.
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