Overview
- Sahib Singh of Punjab and Yuvraj of Haryana left India on October 13, 2024 to attempt the US journey via the unregulated ‘dunki’ corridor.
- Families say the youths were kidnapped in Guatemala in December 2024, with videos showing beatings and threats as ransoms were demanded.
- An intermediary identified as Paul requested money for information, then sent photographs and Mexico-issued hospital or death certificates dated March 4, 2025 that listed nationality as Asian rather than names.
- Yuvraj’s family says the document cited a gunshot fatality, while Sahib’s relatives identified him from images attached to the paperwork.
- After complaints, Haryana police arrested three local agents—Navjot Singh, Navneet Vaala and Devender Cheema—whom families link to a Guatemala-based trafficking network, as relatives push for official verification, records from Mexico and the return of remains.