TheNational Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge-sheet with thespecial NIA court in Bengaluru against 13 Bangladeshi nationals accused in ahuman trafficking case.
Theincident came to light during the probe into a gang-rape case by the Karnatakapolice.
Thecharge-sheet has been filed against Rafik alias Ashraf Mandal alias Boss Rafi,Sobuj Sheikh, Md Rafikdul Islam Ridoy, Rakibul Islam, Md Babu Molla, Md AlamiHossen, Md Dalim, Hossain MD Azim, Mohammed Jamal, Enamul Haque Shuzan, MdRuhul Amin, Riday Islam and Mohammed Milon Biswas.
Thecharge-sheet has been filed under the relevant sections of Indian Penal Code,the Foreigners Act and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
Thecase was first registered on May 8 at the Ramamurthy Nagar police station.
Thecase was filed against 13 accused persons following a raid by the police at arented accommodation in Bengaluru, from where seven women and one child, allBangladeshi nationals were rescued from the custody of four human traffickers.The NIA re-registered the case on July 13 after it took over the probe.
Investigationhas revealed that the 13 persons had illegally crossed over to India fromBangladesh. They were luring women from Bangladesh and trafficking them toIndia with the promise of jobs.
Thewomen were then kept at rented accommodations where they were subjected tosexual exploitation. The accused persons had also used fake documents to obtainIndian identity cards such as Aadhaar card, PAN card etc.