Daler Mehndi Sentenced To Jail For Two Years In Human Trafficking Case; All You Need To Know

Daler Mehndi has been sentenced to two years in jail in a 15-year-old human trafficking case that dates back to 2013. He has been accused of asking for money from people in exchange for illegally taking them abroad as a part of his dance troupe during his concerts in Canada and the USA.

He was sentenced to two years in jail in 2018. However, he was then released on bail.

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However, after a review hearing of the case, Daler Mehndi was convicted in a 2003 human trafficking case. The court upheld its previous sentence and directed immediate arrested, post which the singer was arrested.

He has been booked under sections 406, 420, 120B, 465, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Patiala, Punjab | Singer Daler Mehndi sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a human trafficking case of 2003. He has been taken into custody (by police). His application for release on probation also dismissed by court: Advocate Gurmeet Singh, Complainant's lawyer pic.twitter.com/bHOwcsHAD4

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Daler Mehndi human trafficking case

Daler Mehndi and his brother, Shamsher Mehndi, were booked by the Patiala police on a complaint filed by one Bakshish Singh. He said that they took money from him to help him migrate to the US but failed to do so. Around 35 more complaints, levelling charges of fraud against the brothers also came up later. Mr. Singh alleged that the singer had taken money for taking him to Canada.

Patiala, Punjab | Daler Mehndi and his brother Shamsher Mehndi took Rs 13 lakh from me to send me to Canada. Neither did they send me abroad, nor did they return my money. At that time they used to do this work of sending people abroad: Bakshish Singh, Complainant pic.twitter.com/dVdlBn3imA

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It was also alleged that the Mehndi brothers took two troupes in 1998 and 1999 during the course of which 10 persons were taken to the US as group members and "dropped off" illegally. Daler, on a trip to the US in the company of an actress, allegedly "dropped off" three girls in San Francisco. The brothers had taken a troupe to the US in October, 1999, in the company of some other actors, during which three boys were "dropped off" in New Jersey.

The Patiala police had raided the singer¡¯s offices in Connaught Place in New Delhi and seized case files of those who had paid the Mehndi brothers passage money.

(With inputs from PTI)

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