• The suspects were detained in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
• They accused of culpable homicide, human trafficking and criminal conspiracy.
• Family perished from exposure on the Canadian-US border last year.

Three alleged undercover immigration officers have been detained in western India in connection with the case of an Indian family that perished from exposure on the Canadian-US border last year, according to police.

Yogesh Patel, Bhavesh Patel, and Dashrath Chaudhary were identified as the suspects by Ahmedabad Police crime branch deputy commissioner Chaitanya Mandlik.

According to him, they are being held by the police and have been accused of culpable homicide, human trafficking, criminal conspiracy, and an attempt to conduct culpable homicide.

According to him, the three individuals are also suspected of helping people enter the US illegally from Gujarat via Canada.

Between Sunday and Tuesday, the suspects were detained in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad as part of a case that allegedly involved 11 illegal immigrants, including a family of four who perished in the cold last January while attempting to enter the US on foot.

“The group of 11 was taken to Toronto and then to Vancouver. The agents then left them in Winnipeg, in Manitoba province, leaving them to cross over to the US on their own,” Mandlik said.

The family became separated from the rest of the group during a blizzard, and on January 19, 2022, they perished from exposure close to the Manitoba town of Emerson.

According to the Canadian media outlet , autopsies showed that Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, his wife Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar, and their two young children, aged 11 and 3, perished as a result of exposure to severe weather.

Mandlik stated that at least two more people are wanted in connection with the case.

“There are two wanted accused who are agents from Canada and the US,” Mandlik said. “Crossing agents in Canada and the US help with legal and other assistance.”

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