'Dunki' network with links to Bangladesh busted by Delhi police
The suspects have stated that they are active in the field of international human trafficking.
Human trafficking syndicate: An international human trafficking or 'Dunki' ring was busted by Delhi Police, arresting six persons and seizing over 200 passports, fake police clearance certificates, fake education certificates and fake permits from European countries, among others, an official said on Monday.
The suspects have been identified as Mohd. Ali Akbor (49); a Bangladeshi national, Mohd. Ibrahim (44); Mohd. Mudassir Khan (33); Dheeraj Kumar Bishnoi (26); Gaurav Gulati (24); and Narender Arya (48), police said.
Before that, they arrested Mohd. Anowar Kazi (22), Mohd. Kholilur Rahman (22) and Mohd. Younus Khan (42), all residents of Bangladesh.
The organization was exposed after specific information revealed on January 4 that a Bangladeshi national, living illegally in India and involved in human trafficking, will arrive in the Mayur Vihar area, an official aware of the matter said .
“A trap was laid and Kazi was arrested along with Rahman and Hossain,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Achin Garg said.
During the investigation, they were asked to produce their valid travel documents, whereupon Kazi showed his original passport.
“The said passport also had a previous X-Misc Double Entry Visa with special approval. He was also found in possession of a Greek work permit, along with other miscellaneous documents. Kazi's mobile phone was also checked and it was found that he was in constant contact with agents/traffickers involved in this organized crime syndicate. He also asked the one trafficker to produce his fake Aadhaar card, Pan card and other similar Indian nationality documents,” Garg said.
Rahman did not have an original travel document, i.e. a passport with a valid visa. However, he was found in possession of a colored photocopy of a passport bearing an various documents.
“Hossain told the police that he had submitted his passport to a European embassy in Delhi for visa stamping and showed a copy of his valid passport and visa on his mobile phone. His phone was also checked and it was revealed that he was also in constant contact with several agents/traffickers involved in this organized crime syndicate,” the official said.
During the investigation, the three suspects, Younus Khan, Ibraheem and Akbor, were arrested from Sarita Vihar and recovered 12 passports, 10 mobile phones, around 150 Bangladesh Notary documents of 150 persons, 50 Bangladesh Police Clearance Certificates and several other incriminating items such as diaries. , list of victims, etc. were recovered.
“The suspects revealed that they have been actively working in the field of international human trafficking, together with their boss in Dhaka, who runs a human resources consultancy firm and other associates in Bangladesh and India, and sends people from Bangladesh to European countries via donkey routes through India,” said the official.
(With IANS inputs)