human trafficking

India has long been a destination for international students seeking quality education and cultural exchange. However, a disturbing trend has emerged where some exchange students, exploiting their legal visas, become involved in drug and human trafficking. This issue tarnishes the reputation of educational exchange programs and poses significant threats to India’s social fabric and national […]

New Delhi: Tightening the noose around the human trafficking syndicates operating across India, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday charge-sheeted eight more accused in a case relating to the trafficking of Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas through the Indo-Bangladesh border as part of a transnational racket. The agency, in its supplementary chargesheet filed today, has […]

The incident, which occurred on December 25, 2023, has exposed the vulnerability and the exploitation of the victims, the complicity and the greed of the perpetrators, and the challenges and the responsibilities of the authorities.

Airlines' Airbus A340, with 276 Indian passengers, grounded in France amid a trafficking probe, has safely landed in Mumbai.

NEW DELHI: French authorities grounded a Nicaragua-bound charter flight carrying 303 Indian passengers at Vatry Airport in eastern France, on Saturday. The Airbus A340, owned by Legend Airlines, was subjected to an unexpected halt following suspicions of human trafficking. Two individuals were sent to custody with Indian authorities actively investigating the situation. According to the […]

SRINAGAR: Five people, including a Rohingya man, have been arrested in connection with a case of alleged human trafficking in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, the police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bandipora, Lakshay Sharma told The New Indian, “In this case, there are two levels of criminality, first is the illegal infiltration of Rohingya […]