NIA chargesheet against 3 accused in Myanmar human trafficking case

NEW DELHI: (Feb 19) The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against three accused, including an absconding suspected Chinese national, in a Myanmar-based human trafficking and cyber fraud racket targeting citizens of the UK, the US and Canada, officials said.

In its charge sheet filed before the NIA special court in Haryana's Panchkula on Wednesday, the agency said it has exposed a "well-organised network of traffickers and touts".

The accused -- Ankit Kumar alias Ankit Bharadwaj, Ishtikhar Ali alias Ali and absconding Chinese national Lisa -- have been charged under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 24 of the Emigration Act, the agency said in a statement.