India, Sept. 22 -- Canadian authorities have arrested Fenilkumar K Patel in connection with the death of four members of a family from Dingucha village in Gujarat who froze to death near the Canada-United States border in January 2022.

Patel was detained in Brampton, Ontario, on September 5, under a provisional arrest warrant issued at the request of the United States.

An affidavit filed in the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario on September 3 shows that Patel is wanted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on charges of human smuggling, causing death and conspiracy. HT has seen a copy of the affidavit. A US court issued a warrant for his arrest on March 18.

If extradited from Canada, Patel would have to stand tria...