276 Indians earlier detained in France return to Mumbai

276 Indians who were stopped in the Paris airport when they were on their way to Nicaragua on suspicion of human trafficking have arrived at Mumbai after a period of 4 days. Most of them were in their mid-20s or early-30s. 66% of those who returned were from Gujarat. “The Gujarat Police is in touch with the concerned central agency regarding the plane that returned to India from France on suspicion of human trafficking. Information is being sought from various agencies and government departments regarding the incident,” a statement from the Gujarat Police on X mentioned. 

1/4 th of the passengers have been identified as belonging to Punjab. They had first gone to Dubai on work permits over the last 2 months. A route to the U.S.A via Nicaragua and subsequently Mexico is being investigated in this particular case. An immigration consultant based in Jalandhar is under the radar for facilitating this movement. “Taking the Nicaragua route is common in sending persons to the US as the country has very liberal immigration rules. It is easy to move to Mexico from this country, and then to sneak to the US. Few illegal consultants even take ₹50 lakh per person with a promise of entry into the US,” a subject expert aware of the details pertaining to this incident stated.