TORONTO: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is investigating the deaths of four members of a Gujarati family who froze to death while trying to enter the US illegally in January, has sought public help about the movement of the victims in Canada. The bodies of Jagdishkumar Patel (39), his wife Vaishaliben (37), daughter Vihangi (11) and son Dharmik (3), were found by the RCMP near Emerson in Manitoba province on the US-Canada border on January 19.
The family were trying to enter the US on foot during the freezing night with a larger group of people from India. The police, which have been conducting interviews and following up on tips as part of its investigation, said on Friday that the Gujarati family were victims of a human smuggling network which used secure messaging applications to communicate.
According to investigations, the Patel family landed in Toronto on January 12, 2022, via a flight from Dubai. They were picked up from the airport by a private vehicle. They moved a few times while in Toronto, staying at a private accommodation and hotels and used ride-share apps to travel between these various accommodations. The family left Toronto shortly before they were found frozen to death on the Canada-US border in Manitoba province on January 19. (IANS)
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