Chennai: Haru Manju Datta, an unassuming 55-year-old woman from Khar West in Mumbai, has been in Puzhal prison for a couple of weeks now, charged with human trafficking. The Chennai police say during interrogation she admitted she had made five trips to the UK with teenagers posing as her sons. She charged the parents Rs 10 lakh each time for ensuring their sons got menial jobs in the UK. She got caught on her sixth trip from Chennai to London on April 9.
Though she was sentenced to two years in jail by a London court, she was deported back to India on December 1 and the Mumbai police arrested her on arrival. Later the Chennai police took her into custody to unravel the web of contacts she and some agents used to run their trafficking network.
The police here and in Mumbai first learnt about her activities only when she was arrested in London. During interrogation, Datta told investigators how she was approached by some agents in Mumbai promising good money if she would escort teenagers to UK masquerading as mother and son. She said the agents put her in touch with some immigration officers in Chennai airport, and she used to fly to London from Chennai using a fake passport for the teenager. In fact, she said she would use the same passport for the boy with her, only changing the photograph each time.
27/12/18 Times of India
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Though she was sentenced to two years in jail by a London court, she was deported back to India on December 1 and the Mumbai police arrested her on arrival. Later the Chennai police took her into custody to unravel the web of contacts she and some agents used to run their trafficking network.
The police here and in Mumbai first learnt about her activities only when she was arrested in London. During interrogation, Datta told investigators how she was approached by some agents in Mumbai promising good money if she would escort teenagers to UK masquerading as mother and son. She said the agents put her in touch with some immigration officers in Chennai airport, and she used to fly to London from Chennai using a fake passport for the teenager. In fact, she said she would use the same passport for the boy with her, only changing the photograph each time.
27/12/18 Times of India
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