Ambala, Feb. 13 -- Ambala police on Wednesday arrested local travel agent Gurjant Singh in connection with the deportation of youth Jitesh Walia from America. Gurjant, a resident of Ambala City, was produced before a court and remanded in police custody for five days.
The arrest comes after a complaint filed by Sushil Kumar Walia, a retired police official and father of Jitesh. According to Sushil Kumar, Gurjant Singh, along with associates Jasvinder Singh, Amrik Singh, Prashant and Chacha Hyderabad, promised to secure an overseas settlement for his son in return for a fee of Rs 40 lakh. The money was transferred in multiple instalments to account numbers provided by the agents.
Sushil Kumar alleged, "Jitesh was first taken to Delhi and k...