3Photo© hindustantimes.comCBI arrests two people in connection with Russia-Ukraine human trafficking case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested two persons who are allegedly part of the human trafficking network that sent Indians into the Russia-Ukraine war zone, officials said.
They were arrested from Thiruvananthapuram, but the agency has not disclosed their identities yet. The officials said that it is likely that some more arrests would be made.
The CBI had busted a major racket of travel agents that was luring Indian youths with opportunities in Russia but sent them to the Russia-Ukraine war zone after confiscating their passports. The Central probe agency’s First Information Report has listed 17 visa consultancy companies, their owners, and agents spread across the country. The agency has booked them under Indian Penal Code sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and human trafficking, the officials said.