Based on Interpol’s alert, CBI registered case against three manpower consultants for trafficking 23 students to France, by showing fake documents claiming Rugby training camp. According to CBI, the dubious operation was exposed after one of the student approached a Gurudwara in France and French police was alerted.
The case is registered against lalit David Dean, Sanjee Raj and Varun Chowdhary for cheating and trafficking young boys ranging 13-15 years. The agents collected Rs 25 lakh to Rs 30 lakh from the parents by giving promise of continuation of studies settlement of France in future. The boys belong to Delhi, Punjab and Haryana.
Case registered against 3 agents for illegally taking 25 minors from Punjab to France in the name of a rugby tournament The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case U/s 120-B,370, 420, 465, 468 & 471 of IPC against three private persons,residents of Delhi & Faridabad and others on the allegations ofCriminal Conspiracy, Human Trafficking, Cheating, Forgery and using Forged documents as genuine.
“It was further alleged that on February 1, 2016, a group of 25 students shown as students of two Kapurthala(Punjab) based schools led by said private persons embarked at Delhi Airport to Paris- CDG to participate in International RUGBYTraining Camp in Paris on the basis of alleged invitation received from French Federation, Paris. All of them visited Paris and thereafter, the said 25 students also attended a RUGBY training campat Paris for about a week. It was also alleged that the visa in respect of said students wereobtained from French Embassy at Delhi on the basis of forged and fabricated documents. It was further alleged that all the 25 childrenwere left in Paris and their return tickets were got cancelled by saidaccused persons. However, 02 students could return to Delhi,” said CBI in a statement.
Searches were conducted on Friday at four places at Delhi which resulted in recovery of incriminating documents and other articles from the premises of accused persons, said CBI.