Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- The crumbling house of Pardeep Singh, 21, is a testament to the lengths some people are willing to go to reach foreign shores. Singh's family sold farmland and gold jewellery hoping that Pardeep's migration would bring financial relief to the debt-ridden family.

His family claims that he reached the US 15 days back after a seven-month journey via donkey route through Latin America and was sent back due to a lack of documentation.

On Wednesday, Pardeep, who is 12th passout, was among the 104 deported back to India.

His mother said Pardeep left home in June of last year.

"His father, Kulbir Singh, a farmer, stopped working three years ago after surgery and the family was struggling with mounting debts. In a despera...