Rohtak, Nov. 14 -- The police on Thursday arrested a Sonepat-based immigration agent for allegedly sending a man from Rohtak's Gijhi village to the United States via the "donkey route". The agent Sandeep alias Monu, a resident of Sonepat district was produced before a court, which sent him on two-day police remand.

Rohtak economic offences wing inspector Pradeep Kumar said that they had received a complaint from Gijhi village resident Rohit on May 5, against travel agents Ankush, Sandeep and others of sending him to the USA illegally and extorting Rs.56 lakh from him.

"Sonepat based agent Ankush came in contact with Rohit and assured him to send him to the US legally in exchange of Rs.18 lakh. On April 25 last year, he was sent to Azerb...