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NIA Arrests Two in West Bengal Over Trafficking of Bangladeshi Minor

The agency calls the action a step toward dismantling a cross-border human-trafficking network.

Overview

  • Investigators searched five locations in Kolkata and Bangaon in a coordinated operation.
  • The suspects, identified as Amir Ali Shekh and Amal Krishna Mondal, are residents of North 24 Parganas.
  • The victim, a minor from Bangladesh, was allegedly enticed with a job promise, moved illegally into India, and forced into exploitation.
  • Officers seized large amounts of Indian, Bangladeshi, and other foreign currencies along with incriminating documents.
  • The NIA said the latest arrests and seizures advance its effort to dismantle the ring that trafficks Bangladeshi girls into India.