Trafficking gang busted, one held

New Delhi: The IGI Airport police have arrested the kingpin of an inter-state human trafficking gang, Ketan Patel alias Kanti Bhai Patel alias Sandeep Shah.
Police said the gang used to operate from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi and facilitate journeys for USA and Canada. Four cases have been already booked against Patel in Delhi and Mumbai.
During investigation, cops found out that Patel used different identities and passports for people after reaching Kathmandu to facilitate further journey to USA or Canada. It was also found that all these tickets were booked through a Mumbai-based ticketing agent, Atufa Ansari, who had been arrested earlier.
Said DCP, IGI Airport, O P Mishra, ''Patel is a native of Gujarat and after graduation, he started his export business. He suffered heavy losses and later shifted to Mumbai and started business of imported readymade garment from Bangkok. He met one Salim at Sahar International Airport while on his business trip, who offered him a job of a career agent for transportation of passengers to Bangkok. He offered him Rs 1.25 lakh for each passenger.''
After this, Patel started luring people through a local agent in Gujarat, who would charge a hefty amount to send them to places like USA and Canada.
29/09/10 Times of India

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Categories: airports Sep 2010