The National
Investigation Agency carried out searches across 10 States in human trafficking
cases on Wednesday. The States included Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana, Puducherry, Rajasthan, and Jammu & Kashmir.
The raids are
underway at the residential premises and other locations of suspects linked to
these cases in close coordination with state police forces.
NIA’s multiple
teams started raids in the 10 states early Tuesday based on specific inputs
against suspects involved in the crime.
As per NIA
sources, over four dozen locations are being searched by the NIA sleuths in
these 10 states to unearth the racket of human traffickers having international
links.
A team of the NIA
from Bengaluru last month arrested an absconding accused from Tamil Nadu in a
Sri Lankan human trafficking case. The accused, identified as Imran Khan, along
with other co-accused, trafficked Sri Lankan nationals to various locations in
Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
The federal agency
had taken over the case from local police given its international dimensions.
The NIA had filed a preliminary charge sheet against five Indian accused in
this case- Dhinakaran alias Ayya, Kasi Viswanathan, Rasool, Satham Ushen, and
Abdul Muheetu, in October 2021. By October end of this year, a total of 13
suspects were arraigned in the case by the NIA.
Similarly, the NIA
is investigating some other human trafficking cases in which innocent people
are lured by traffickers with false promises, including the prospect of
obtaining legitimate documentation for emigration to Canada and securing
employment opportunities, and other purposes.
ANI
