Daler Mehndi jailed for two years in human trafficking case

It had been alleged that the singer, and his brother Shamsher Singh, were accused of  illegally sending people abroad disguised as members of his troupe by charging hefty "passage money in 1998 and 1999.

In the latest development of Daler Mehndi’s 2003 illegal immigration scandal is the Punjabi Pop singer has been convicted by Patiala House court.

As per reports, both him and his brother Shamsher have been given a jail sentence of two years.

It had been alleged that the singer, and his brother Shamsher Singh, were accused of  illegally sending people abroad disguised as members of his troupe by charging hefty "passage money in 1998 and 1999.

During of which 10 persons were taken to the US as group members and were "dropped off" illegally.

At least 35 more complaints came up levelling charges of fraud against the two brothers.In 2006, Patiala Police had filed two discharge petitions stating Daler Mehndi to be innocent but the court had upheld that the singer be prosecuted as there was “sufficient evidence against him on the judicial file and scope for further investigation”.

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 Daler Mehndi is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, record producer, performer and environmentalist. He is credited with making Bhangra popular worldwide, and helping to set up a parallel non-film Indian pop music industry to the pre-Daler era’s then. 

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