A total of ten accused have been chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the trafficking of a minor Bangladeshi girl from across the eastern border into Odisha.
In the chargesheet filed before its special court in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the Central probe agency has charged the accused with luring the girl with the promise of employment and then pushing her into immoral trafficking to make money.
During investigation, the NIA found that the accused had taken advantage of the poor financial condition of the girl’s family to execute their sinister design. The case has exposed a major human trafficking network.
Initially, the Odisha Police had filed two chargesheets against six accused in the case in a POSCO court. After taking over the probe, the NIA conducted searches in multiple locations in West Bengal and arrested two more accused. Examination of their social media accounts, and their financial transactions, led the probe agency to the arrest of another two of their associates.
The agency accordingly has filed a chargesheet against all the 10 accused under various Sections of BNS, The POCSO Act and The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
Further investigation is on into the case.