The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against two Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly infiltrating India illegally a decade ago and orchestrating a human trafficking ring. The accused are Muhammed Sahajalal Haldar, Muhammed Idris and Alias Erdish Khan, were apprehended in February with assistance from the Internal Security Division of Karnataka after evading authorities for months.
The charge sheet were submitted to a special NIA court in Bengaluru on Saturday. Haldar and Khan was apprehended in February with the assistance of Karnataka’s Internal Security Division after evading capture for months, according to the NIA.
The NIA initiated the investigation on November 7 last year following credible information regarding certain entities in Karnataka collaborating with traffickers in Tripura, Assam, and Bangladesh to establish a human trafficking network. Nationwide raids resulted in multiple arrests, and the agency has previously charge-sheeted 12 Bangladeshi nationals in connection with the case.
According to the NIA’s findings, Haldar and Khan entered India through Benapole on the India-Bangladesh border and initially worked as waste segregators. Benapole is a town in Bangladesh’s Jessore district.
Subsequently, they rented land in Seegehalli and later in Margondanahalli, Karnataka, where they established their own waste segregation units with godowns and temporary sheds.
The accused allegedly employed trafficked Bangladeshi nationals, forcing them into hard labour for meagre wages under the threat of police action. The investigation revealed that these Bangladeshi nationals were brought into India under the pretence of secure jobs and provided with fraudulent Indian identity documents.
