Ferozepur, Feb. 16 -- Sourav, one of the alleged illegal Indian immigrants who were deported from the US to Amritsar, opened up on his harrowing experience and said that around Rs 45 lakhs were spent to help him go to the US, but everything went in vain.

The deportee said that his parents had sold their lands, borrowed money, and urged the government to help them.

"My parents sold our lands and borrowed money from relatives to fund the process... I want help from the government because my parents sold our land and took a loan, but all that went in vain," Sourav told ANI.

Speaking about his deportation, he said that he was caught by the police when he entered the US on January 27, and within 2-3 hours of being caught, he was taken to a ...