Karnal, Oct. 1 -- Jitesh Walia, 31, the son of retired Haryana Police sub-inspector Sushil Walia, sold his mobile phone shop and left home in June 2024 in an illegal bid to reach the US to earn good money. Despite spending over Rs.40 lakh, he was deported on February 5. Six months on, Jitesh stares at an uncertain future, but is certain that he is not going abroad again. He has started an in-house dealing of mobile phones and accessories to earn a living. "I spent all my retirement benefits in 2023 and Jitesh sold his shop to arrange funds. He crossed over to the US from Mexico on January 18 only to be deported on the first flight," says the father. Five travel agents cheated Jitesh of over Rs.40 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad within a month, but it took nine months to enter US territory. "I've filed a complaint of cheating with the police against the travel agents. I was hoping for a speedy investigation as the deportation made national headlines. The Ambala police have managed to arrest only two agents of which one recently got bail. Forget the refund, we haven't even got justice. It is stressful and disappointing," he says. Six months after he was deported, Shubham Saini, 30, from Daher village in Ambala's Naraingarh is yet to find a job. A matriculate, Shubham has been helping in his father's dairy business, says his elder brother Anil, who is a video editor. However, his case is the only one out of over 50 others in Haryana, which was taken up by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). On August 7, the federal agency arrested two agents, Ravi Kumar and Gopal Singh, based on an FIR registered on his complaint in February that he had paid Rs.42 lakh to them. They were arrested after the NIA carried out extensive searches and seized digital devices and other material for further evidence on the criminal conspiracy linked to the immigration racket. The NIA found that Ravi and Gopal were part of a transnational syndicate that lured Indians with false promises of legal travel to the US. The NIA said Gopal had conspired with Ravi and another accused, Jai Kumar, to dupe aspirants. He managed hotel bookings and the dubious travel plans of the victims. Shubham's father mortgaged six acres to arrange for the money. "We have not got any refund, but are hopeful as the NIA took up our case," says Anil. NEXT: Cases hit compromise wall...