New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- In the first arrest following a US deportee's allegation, a Haryana-based immigration agent was taken from his relatives' home in Patiala's Partap Nagar by a special investigative squad of the Punjab Police, Hindustan Times reported.

On Friday night, Anil Batra, a Thanesar, Kurukshetra, resident, was taken into custody from his in-laws' home on suspicion of sending individuals to the United States through fraudulent means.

Shortly after the arrest, Batra appeared in a local court and was placed under police remand for three days. Police claim that Batra helped a complainant, Gurwinder Singh, a Patiala resident who was one of 104 Indians deported from the US on February 5.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Y...