Hoshiarpur, Feb. 5 -- The deportation of two residents of this Punjab district, Harwinder Singh and Sukhpal, from the United States (US) has left their families in shock and distress.

Sukhpal (35), a chef by profession and resident of Darapur village, had gone to Italy on a one-year work permit last October. His father Prem Saini, a retired government school teacher, said all necessary documents for Sukhpal's visa had been arranged by their relatives in Italy.

"As far as we knew, he was working legally as a Chef in Italy and had all valid documents," said Saini. However, the family was completely unaware of how he ended up in the US.

"We last spoke to him about 20-22 days ago when he was still in Italy. He did not mention anything about ...