NIA conducts searches in Karnataka in human trafficking case
New Delhi, August 9
The NIA conducted searches at two locations in Bengaluru at the premises of a suspect, who is suspected to be involved in making fake ID proof documents for the Bangladeshi traffickers and the trafficked victims.
The case was originally registered at Ramamurthy Nagar police station in June this year against 13 accused persons relating to a raid conducted by Karnataka Police at a rented house where 7 Bangladeshi women and one child were rescued from the custody of human traffickers.
The women were trafficked from Bangladesh to India by accused persons on the pretext of providing jobs in India but were forced into prostitution instead, officials said.
The NIA had re-registered the case in July under sections 370, 343 IPC, 1860, u/s 14 of Foreigners Act, 1946 and sections 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
The NIA stated that during the searches various incriminating documents, six digital devices including hard disks and mobile phones used for making the forged documents were seized.
The NIA is further investigating the case.
