What happened to Sunil Sardhania after he jumped parole?

Sunil Sardhania, a gangster, jumped parole last year to escape to the US, but his attempt failed and he was captured at Delhi's IGI Airport after returning to India.

How did Sardhania's journey to the US go wrong?

Sardhania's journey to the US via the "donkey route" was a nightmare - he was kidnapped twice in Colombia by "agents," threatened, tortured, and starved before being able to secure his release with the help of his associate Deepak Nandal.

Why did Sardhania decide to return to India?

Desperate and living a miserable life, Sardhania eventually decided to return to India, preferring a return to prison in his home state over the horrors he faced on the "donkey route" trying to reach the US.

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Parole Jumper's Tortuous Journey: From Dubai to US Border, Then Back to India

29 Oct

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Summary

Gangster Sunil Sardhania jumped parole to flee to US, but failed
Kidnapped twice in Colombia, tortured and starved by 'agents'
Paid $7,000 to be released, but couldn't cross Mexico border

Parole Jumper's Tortuous Journey: From Dubai to US Border, Then Back to India

In a dramatic turn of events, a gangster who jumped parole last year to escape to the US has returned to India this week. Sunil Sardhania, a 39-year-old criminal, had thought he could join the ranks of other fugitive gangsters living abroad but operating in India. However, his treacherous journey took an unexpected turn.

Sardhania's attempt to reach the US via the "donkey route" - a colloquial term for the dangerous paths illegal immigrants take - proved to be a harrowing experience. After flying out of Mumbai on a forged passport, he was kidnapped twice in Colombia by "agents" who facilitate the transit of illegals for money. During this time, he was threatened, tortured, and starved.

Sardhania only managed to secure his release after sending word to his UK-based associate, Deepak Nandal, about his plight. Nandal contacted another common associate, Rao Inderjeet Yadav, who paid $7,000 to bail Sardhania out. However, by then, the situation had changed - Donald Trump had been sworn in as president, and the US was in crackdown mode on illegal immigrants.