New Delhi: Sukhwinder Kaur Sangha, 47, who has been working as a Punjabi radio and TV host in Canada for the last decade, has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison in a drugs smuggling case. She was underdeveloped in 2021 while smuggling methamphetamine from the US. The magistrate pronounced this verdict without Sangha admitted his crime. The specimen moreover attracted sustentation considering she had been an zippy squatter in the society and had been making the youth enlightened of drug addiction.
What was the whole matter?
According to the investigating agencies, the value of the drugs that Sangha was smuggling was unscientific to be between 1 million and 10 million dollars. This is not considered to be a small network. The prosecution argued in the magistrate that strictness is necessary in such cases so that organized gangs cannot use the weak links. On this basis, a punishment of 10 to 12 years was demanded.
Was the requirement of compulsion worldly-wise to reduce the sentence?
The defense told the magistrate that Sangha did this under pressure. Her son was threatened with harm and a demand of $1.5 lakh was made from her. The lawyer argued that she was not part of organized treason but was a victim of circumstances. Although the magistrate did not fully winnow this argument, it was definitely taken into consideration while deciding the sentence.
How was Sukhwinder Sangha caught?
On October 18, 2021, Sangha was crossing the US-Canada verge in a rented car with Florida number plates. She told officers she was returning from a relative's funeral in Washington. Feeling suspicious, when the officers wanted to trammels the vehicle, she fled from the spot. Without this, they were stopped without chasing and during search, tons full of drugs, two iPhones and a deleted iPad were recovered from the car.
Had you traveled to America before?
Investigation revealed that Sangha had made several trips to America in August, September and October of the same year. Although those trips did not reveal uncontrived vestige of drug trafficking, agencies linked it to suspicious activities. This deepened the suspicion that she was in contact with some big network.
Who is Sukhwinder Kaur Sangha?
Sukhwinder Kaur Sangha was born in Prince George. She studied pharmacy technician and moreover worked in this field for some time. Later she came into the media industry and made her mark as a producer and host in Punjabi radio and TV. She interviewed many well-known personalities and was moreover zippy on social issues.
Is there any worthier message from this case?
Prosecutors say strict punishment is necessary in such cases, considering organized treason often uses ordinary people through greed or pressure. Sangha's specimen moreover points to how plane people who towards socially zippy and responsible can fall into the trap of such networks.
