US EditionConvicted human smuggler sentenced to 10 years after family froze to death at Canada-U.S. border
- Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel was sentenced to 10 years in Minnesota for his role in the 2022 deaths of an Indian family freezing near the Canada-US border.
- The family perished after being abandoned by Patel and his accomplice Steve Shand during a severe snowstorm while attempting to enter the United States from Canada.
- Patel orchestrated a human trafficking scheme that facilitated the entry of Indian nationals into Canada using student visas before illegally transporting them across the U.S. Border, where Shand awaited their arrival.
- The victims included parents, Jagdish and Vaishaliben Patel , and children, Vihangi and Dharmik , who froze to death in-38C temperatures during a storm.
- The sentencing reflects partial justice with Patel’s sentence less than prosecutors sought, and investigations may continue with further arrests possible.
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Human smuggler sentenced to a decade in prison after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border
More than three years after a family from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along the Canadian border, the ringleader of a human smuggling plot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Head Of Smuggling Ring Sentenced Over Freezing Of Family On U.S.-Canada Border: 'Unimaginable Death'
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the freezing of an Indian family that attempted to cross into the U.S. from Canada
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Uncanceled NewsHuman Smuggling Ringleader Sentenced After Indian Family Froze to Death on US-Canada Border
(Kare 11)—More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, the convicted ringleader of an international human smuggling plot was sentenced in Minnesota on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Federal prosecutors had recommended nearly 20 years for Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, and nearly 11 years for the driver who was supposed to pick them…
Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years in prison
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, the convicted ringleader of an international human smuggling plot was sentenced in Minnesota on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Federal prosecutors had recommended nearly 20 years for Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, and nearly 11 years for the driver who was supposed …
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