Pramesh S Jain
I
n a big blow to human trafficking networks operating across 10 States and UTs,the National Investigation Agency (NIA),in close coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF) and State Police forces, conducted a comprehensive Operation across multiple states in India today morning.
A joint operation the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with local police carried out search operations in ten states,including Karnataka and busted cross border human trafficking racket operational from Bangladesh.
NIA said of the total of 44 operators apprehended during the operations,10 were from Karnataka.
NIA also registered a FIR in connection with the case in Bengaluru.The operation aimed at dismantling illegal human trafficking support networks involved in infiltration and settlement of illegal migrants across the Indo-Bangladesh border into India.
Initially the Assam special task force had registered a case pertaining to a human trafficking network responsible for the infiltration and settlement of illegal migrants across the Indo-Bangladesh border into India, including those of Rohingya origin,in September this year.
When investigations revealed that the network was spread far and wide across multiple states,NIA took over the case.
Coordinated raids were carried across the country on Wednesday and recovered various items of significance,including,digital devices,such as mobile phones,SIM cards,and pen drives.
NIA investigations in the case revealed that different modules of this illegal Human Trafficking network were spread over various States,including Tamilnadu, Karnataka,Rajasthan,Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir and operating from there.
In response to these investigational findings,the NIA registered three new cases to bust the modules of this extensive network based in different regions and States of the country.
Coordinated raids were executed in the early morning hours of 08.11.2023 as part of the ongoing Operation. During the searches,the NIA recovered various items of significance, including:
A significant number of identity-related documents, including Aadhar cards and Pan Cards,suspected to be forged.
Subsequent to today’s Operations,a total of 44 operatives have been apprehended and arrested by the NIA.
These arrests were made across various states as follows:
• 21 in Tripura.
• 10 in Karnataka.
• 05 in Assam.
• 03 in West Bengal.
• 02 in Tamil Nadu.
01 in Puducherry.
• 01 in Telangana.
.01 in Haryana.
The NIA officials also seized Indian currency notes with a total value exceeding Rs.20 lakhs.And foreign currency amounting to 4550 USD.
The arrested accused individuals will be presented before the respective jurisdictional courts.
Further investigations into the activities and modus operandi of these illegal Human Trafficking networks would continue to dismantle the entire ecosystem of these networks.
