Canadian colleges under ED’s scanner for illegally trafficking Indians into US

The agency said in a press statement that it conducted searches at 8 locations in Mumbai, Nagpur, Gandhinagar and Vadodara as part of the ongoing probe against a man named Bhavesh Ashokbhai Patel, who allegedly conspired to send the victims to the USA through Canada via illegal channels.

"Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ahmedabad Zonal Office has conducted search operations on 10.12.2024 and 19.12.2024, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 at 8 locations in Mumbai, Nagpur, Gandhinagar and Vadodara as part of the ongoing probe in the case of Bhavesh Ashokbhai Patel and others (Dingucha case) for hatching a well-planned conspiracy, to send the victims/persons to USA through Canada via illegal channel thereby committing the offence of human trafficking," it said in the statement.

The agency said Patel and others had conspired to send Indians to the US via Canada on the pretext of taking admissions in Canadian colleges.