Gujarat Police book 14 persons for human trafficking in Nicaragua flight case

The Gujarat Police has filed a first information report against 14 alleged immigration agents for human trafficking in connection with a charter flight that attempted to take 303 Indians from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua, The Hindu reported on Friday.

The plane was grounded by France on December 22 after authorities there were tipped off that it could be carrying passengers “likely to be victims of human trafficking”.

Two days later, the flight was allowed to leave for Mumbai with 276 passengers. Others sought asylum in France.