Separated from his family members and tortured by the gang, he suffered a mind stroke and is in a crucial situation at a hospital in Cancun metropolis of Mexico.
Priyank Patel, 34, his spouse Uma, 32, and three youngsters had left Saldi village within the first week of January — across the identical time {that a} household of 4 from Dingucha, together with two youngsters, froze to dying whereas attempting to cross the land border and enter the US.
Sources within the state police mentioned that Priyank and his household left their village in January and stayed in a rented condo within the Ghatlodia space of the town. They later flew to Delhi and from there to Mexico with the assistance of two brokers, Chandresh Patel from Ahmedabad and Lakhu Patel from Paliyad in Kalol. The “deal” was mounted at Rs 1.5 crore and the primary instalment of Rs 1 crore was given to the 2 brokers by means of angadia, police sources mentioned.
Nonetheless, when Priyank and his household reached Cancun, Mexican human smugglers had been directed by the native brokers to maintain them in confinement as he was but to pay up Rs 50 lakh. They tortured the household for greater than every week earlier than Priyank pleaded with the lads to launch his spouse and youngsters as many of the cost had been made, mentioned police sources.
“Uma and the youngsters had been taken away from him. The smugglers instructed Priyank that they’d been despatched to Texas and he communicated the identical to certainly one of his relations,” mentioned a police official. Priyank, nevertheless, has not heard from his spouse and kids since. The gang continued to torture him for months, and in June final week, he suffered a mind stroke. Since he’s a diabetic, his situation deteriorated. He was admitted to hospital and his situation is believed to be crucial, mentioned a police officer.
Gemar Thakor, the sarpanch of Saldi village, mentioned that Priyank and his household had gone to the US by means of some brokers (human smugglers). “They left the village round eight months in the past, however we have no idea what occurred to them. Their neighborhood members instructed us that the household couldn’t attain the US as Priyank was unwell,” he mentioned.