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Canadian colleges are running a human trafficking network in India, offering to take people to America for Rs 60 lakh; ED reveals

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a major case related to human trafficking, saying that 262 Canadian colleges had entered into agreements with two Indian institutions allegedly involved in a large-scale human trafficking network. According to the ED, its investigation in one of the cases has revealed that about 112 colleges in Canada have entered into agreements with one institution and more than 150 other institutions. According to news agency ANI, the ED said in a statement, "Furthermore, it has been revealed that there are about 1700 agents and participants in Gujarat and about 3500 agents and participants in other institutions across India and about 800 of them are active."

A well-planned conspiracy to send people illegally to the US

This revelation came during the investigation of a case initiated by the ED on behalf of the DCB, Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, on the basis of an FIR registered against Bhavesh Ashokbhai Patel and others, when a family of four Indian nationals from Dingucha village in Gujarat were found dead at the Canada-US border on January 19, 2022.

The Ahmedabad Regional Office of the ED conducted searches under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at eight locations in Mumbai, Nagpur, Gandhinagar and Vadodara on December 10 and 19 as part of the ongoing investigation in the case of Bhavesh Ashokbhai Patel. Another (Dingucha case) was also conducted under the Criminal Procedure Code, which revealed a planned conspiracy to smuggle victims and persons to the US through an illegal channel, which constitutes the offence of human trafficking.

19 lakh bank accounts frozen

The ED said, "During the search operation, bank accounts worth Rs 19 lakh were also frozen and several other incriminating documents and digital devices were seized." The agency said that apart from this, two vehicles have also been seized. According to the ED, all the accused, in collusion with each other, lured innocent Indian nationals to illegally enter the US through Canada by charging a hefty sum of Rs 55 to 60 lakh per person.

The ED investigation claims that in order to send Indian nationals illegally to the US, the accused arranged admission of individuals in colleges and universities located in Canada and thus applied for student visas in Canada. Instead of attending college after the individuals and students arrived in Canada, they illegally crossed the US-Canada border and never attended college in Canada.
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