Jalandhar, Oct. 26 -- After a probe lasting over a year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a Delhi-based travel agent in connection with a money-laundering investigation linked to illegal immigration of Indians to the US through the "donkey route".

The accused, Tarun Khosla, was brought from New Delhi on a transit remand and was produced in a special PMLA court in Jalandhar on Saturday. Khosla, who was on ED's radar, was remanded to the agency's custody for seven days, until October 30, for further investigation.

The ED investigation stems from 19 FIRs registered by the Punjab and Haryana Police in connection with the deportation of 330 Indian nationals by the US government on military cargo planes in February 2025. These pe...