ahmedabad new details have emerged regarding the tragic incident that claimed the lives of four of a family from dingucha village in gandhinagar who were found dead barely 12m from the uscanada border while attempting an illegal crossing on january 19 last year it has now been revealed that the patels made a fateful choice opting for a 5000 cheaper route that ultimately led to their deathsmeanwhile steve shand the purported driver of a vehicle that was to pick up 11 indian nationals seven of whom made it across the border after leaving the patel family of four stranded in a blizzard pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in a us court this saturdaysources familiar with the situation shared that a nonresident gujarati nrg acting as a middleman and crosser had initially offered to help jagdish patel and his fellow travellers to cross into the us illegally safely for 15000 rs123 lakh approx however they ended up striking a deal with a surat resident named fenil patel who lured the immigrants from north gujarat with an enticing offer of crossing the border for a mere 10000 rs 83 lakh approx