Daler Mehndi Convicted In Human Trafficking Case.

A court in Patiala on Friday convicted
Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi in a 15-
year-old human trafficking case. He was
sentenced to two years in jail.
The police had registered a case against
Daler and others after it was alleged that
the accused took money from people to the
tune of 1 crore on the pretext of taking
them abroad.
Daler Mehndi Convicted In Human
Trafficking Case!
A complainant, Bakhshish Singh, alleged
that the deal never matured and the
accused failed to return the money.
The case was registered in 2003 in Patiala.
Daler was subsequently arrested and
released on bail after a few days.

http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/daler-mehndi-convicted-in-human-trafficking-case/.

16 years to convict him and 16 minutes to get bail.

What ? 😲

India singer Daler Mehndi convicted for smuggling migrants

Getty ImagesDaler Mehndi (L) is a popular Punjabi singer

An Indian pop star, Daler Mehndi, has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling migrants abroad.

Mehndi and six others were accused in 2003 of cheating people of large sums of money by falsely promising to take them to Western countries.

The singer was convicted on Friday in the northern state of Punjab. But he was released on bail soon after. 

Mehndi is one of the most popular Punjabi singers of the 1990s and early 2000s, and also has a following abroad. 

In 1998 and 1999, he had allegedly taken at least 10 migrants, disguised as dancers in his ensemble, to the United States and returned without them. 

After police in Punjab registered a case against him, about 35 people reportedly accused him of fraud. They said he had taken money from them for taking them abroad but had failed to do so.

Mehndi said he will appeal the conviction in a higher court.

He sang in several Bollywood films but he is best known for his music videos in bhangra pop, a bouncy electronic genre inspired by the traditional dance tunes of Punjab.

Mehndi's debut album sold over 20 million copies. He has given stage performances in about 18 countries including the UK, US and Singapore.

"In 1998 and 1999, he had allegedly taken at least 10 migrants, disguised as dancers in his ensemble, to the United States and returned without them. 

After police in Punjab registered a case against him, about 35 people reportedly accused him of fraud. They said he had taken money from them for taking them abroad but had failed to do so."

So is he arrested for fraud or illegal immigration? 

W*F!!! That's the sentence he got? What a piece of shit. 

sade naal raho gaye to aish karo gaye Edited by hippopotamus - 6 years ago

That is so weird. How did they catch him though? And I'm surprised people want his sentence to be increased ... I mean 2 years is long enough for this I think. He was smuggling willing people into another country by taking money from them. It is wrong but iske liye poori life thode na jail mein rehna padega usko 😕