The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action against the ‘Dinky Route’ syndicate that is sending people abroad illegally and conducted simultaneous raids in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. The team of Jalandhar Zonal Office raided 13 commercial and residential premises on 18 December. This action was taken as part of the investigation into money laundering, which is being linked to the deportation of 330 Indians from the US in February 2025.
According to ED, during the raid, a large amount of cash and precious metals were recovered from the premises of a Delhi-based travel agent. The team seized ₹4.62 crore cash, 313 kg silver and 6 kg gold biscuits from here. Their total estimated price is said to be ₹19.13 crore. Additionally, mobile chats and other digital evidence were also found, which recorded conversations between members of the Donkey Route network regarding tickets, routes and money deals.
Treasure worth Rs 20 crore found! Raid on travel agents from Delhi to Punjab-Haryana
Jalandhar’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) team has taken major action against the infamous ‘Dinky Route’ syndicate. The team of Jalandhar Zonal Office simultaneously visited 13 commercial and residential premises in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi on December 18. pic.twitter.com/Ni96wVVCA9
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Such documents have emerged from the hideout of a prominent accused in Haryana, which show that he used to mortgage the land or property documents of people in the name of sending them to America. The investigating agency says that by this the agents ensured that the money was safe and the victims could not back out.
Mobile phones, documents and suspicious records have been seized from other locations in Punjab and Haryana, which can help in linking the entire network. ED is conducting forensic investigation of all these digital data and documents. The investigation is based on FIRs by Punjab and Haryana Police, which mention an organized network of travel agents, middlemen and hawala operators.
Investigation has revealed that this syndicate used to send people to America via Mexico via South American countries. In this dangerous and illegal process, people’s lives were put at risk, while the agents earned crores of rupees.
ED says that many arrests and big revelations are possible after this action. The agency is busy unraveling the layers of the entire Donkey Route network, so that the entire system of illegal human trafficking and money laundering related to it can be tightened.
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