New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- A 43-year-old travel agent was arrested here for facilitating the illegal journey of a man to the United States via the "donkey route".

"The agent, Amit Arora, was arrested on Thursday. He is a habitual offender and has been previously involved in 10 similar cases of visa and passport fraud registered in Chandigarh," Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Usha Rangnani said.

"A total of six agents have been arrested as of February 21, while 21 agents were held last year for involvement in donkey route cases," Rangnani added.

She further stated that on December 14, an Indian national, Maninder Pal Singh (20), arrived at Delhi's IGI Airport from the US as a deportee.

An FIR was registered, and an investigation w...