Overview

• Raids in McLeodganj, Himachal Pradesh, and outer Delhi led to the arrests of Sunny Donker and Shubham Sandhal for arranging illegal migrant travel to the United States.
• Both men are alleged associates of Gagandeep Singh, who is charged with collecting about ₹45 lakh per person to smuggle over 100 individuals via Spain, Latin America and Mexico.
• Investigators seized mobile phones, hard drives and hawala transaction records to trace the syndicate’s financial and communication networks.
• The NIA emphasized its focus on human trafficking alone and dismissed circulating reports that the McLeodganj raid targeted Dalai Lama security or terror financing.
• Officials say the probe remains active as agents pursue additional suspects and analyze further evidence in the transnational smuggling case.