Overview
- The charter from Australia landed at Delhi’s IGI Airport Thursday carrying 11 Indian deportees, with Punjab Police on site to receive them.
- Authorities said they used a Nauru Airlines aircraft because several detainees were disruptive, and they added extra escorts and medical staff on board.
- Most travelers lacked valid passports, with nine using one-way emergency certificates issued by Indian missions and only two carrying passports.
- An official letter described many deportees as having alleged criminal histories or visa breaches after stints in Yongah Hill, Melbourne, and Villawood detention centers.
- Punjab’s chief minister said the state will provide cash support, onward travel, and short-term lodging while verifying addresses, casting blame on fraudulent migration agents for luring people overseas.