Ahmedabad, Sept. 17 -- Canadian authorities have reportedly arrested Fenil Patel in connection with the deaths of the Patel family from Dingucha village who froze to death while attempting to cross the US-Canada border in January 2022, officials aware of the development said on Tuesday.

Fenil Patel was arrested on September 5 based on an extradition request from the United States, a media relations official of the Canadian Justice Department, Kwame Bonsu, said in an email. He had been living in a Toronto suburb and was accused of coordinating the Canadian arm of the smuggling operation that led to deaths of the Dingucha family.

The US court documents based on an affidavit filed by Special Agent Manuel Jimenez with the United States Dist...