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Punjab deportee on how ‘ghost’ travel agents work: ‘Multiple names, WhatsApp calls, full payment before crossing border’
A man from Dubai who introduced himself as Sabu. This is all that Rakinder Singh, a 41-year-old from Thakarwal village in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, knew about his travel agent who took Rs 45 lakh from him and “promised” him he would reach the United …