ED arrests Delhi agent in 'Dunkey Route' network moving 300 Indians to USA

It details his alleged role as a key facilitator in the 'Dunkey Route' network, which illegally transported over 300 Indian nationals to the USA via the Mexico border.

Who it concerns: Tarun Khosla (arrested individual), the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Punjab Police, Haryana Police, and the over 300 Indian nationals deported from the USA in February 2025.

What the ED says it did

• Tarun Khosla was arrested on 23.10.2026 under PMLA, 2002.
• A Special PMLA Court granted his custody to ED until 30.10.2026.
• The investigation stems from FIRs registered by Punjab and Haryana Police under BNS 2023 and the Emigration Act, 1983.
• ED found that agents charged individuals ₹30 lakh to ₹60 lakh to send them to the USA via illegal routes through South/Central America.
• ED provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately ₹5.41 Crore on 15.12.2025.
• Searches on 18.12.2025 and 19.12.2025 resulted in the seizure of ₹4.62 Crore in cash, 5.9 kg of gold, and 313 kg of silver (total value ₹19.14 Crore) from Khosla's premises.
• Over 50 original passports of third parties and bogus immigration/visa stamps for Nicaragua and Ethiopia were recovered.
• Bank records showed ₹30.38 Crore in cash deposits via 414 transactions in the account of Khosla's firm, M/s BJ International, between FY 2022-23 and FY 2024-25.
• Khosla is alleged to have arranged visas, tickets, and forged yellow fever certificates for transit through countries like Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, and El Salvador.

Also in the document

• The ED identified Khosla as a key decision-maker on routes and pricing for the illegal travel network.
• Mobile phone data revealed coordination with foreign contacts ('donkers') in Mexico and Brazil for on-ground operations and payments in USD.
• The network is described as well-organized, operating over several years to lure the public and earn commissions.