Did you watch Dunki starring Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu? The Bollywood movie grabbed everyone’s attention with its interesting storyline and the characters’ struggle to cross borders and enter the UK without permission. While the story and characters played by actors were fictional, many people attempt to enter international countries illegally every year IRL. This time, a 24-year-old man was caught posing as a senior and trying to reach the United States from Canada using the Donkey route.
A Man From Lucknow Posed As A Senior And Tried To Travel With Fabricated Documents
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The shocking episode unravelled to the world after this young man was identified at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Identified as Guru Sewak Singh from Lucknow, he was attempting to travel to Canada on June 18. According to a report by NDTV, he tried to impersonate a 67-year-old man at the airport. From outfit to makeup, he did everything for people to not understand his true identity.
All these efforts were of no use as Guru was caught and his real identity was revealed at the Delhi airport. He was yearning to reach Canada and collected several forged documents to make his plan successful. He was named Rashwinder Singh Sahota in his fake passport with 438851 number. Also, he was tagged along by a woman at the airport.
In the fake passport, his birth date was February 2, 1957. It was around 5:20 PM when the Central Industrial Security Force officials seemed doubtful about this man posing to be a senior citizen and his wife. The couple headed to the immigration counter at Terminal 3 and showed their fabricated documents. They had plans to board an Air Canada flight and land in Canada.
Also read: What Is The Donkey Route On Which Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki Is Based?
From Canada To The US…
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Guru and his wife planned to reach Canada and then follow the strenuous Donkey route to travel to the US. The authorities became suspicious seeing the 24-year-old and hearing his voice. Though he pretended to be a senior citizen, his behaviour, appearance, and voice could not convince everyone to believe this forgery. Soon, the Central Industrial Security Force officials at the Delhi airport began an investigation and discovered the truth.
They came across another passport on Guru’s mobile. It was his actual passport and it mentioned that he was born on June 10, 2000. The couple revealed about Jaggi, a travel agent who helped them to execute this plan. This agent took about ₹30 lakh in advance for their journey. The overall charge was ₹60 lakh.
Delhi Police arrested them for this illegal journey. Also, an inspection has started to find more information about Jaggi and how he facilitates such illegal services.
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