Punjab Police constitute 4-member SIT to probe ‘Nicaragua human trafficking case’

L K Yadav, Director, Bureau of Investigation, Punjab Police, on Saturday constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the ‘Nicaragua Human Trafficking’ case.

The SIT is headed by Randhir Kumar, Superintendent of Police (Investigation), Ferozepur. The other three members are Jasroop Kaur Baath, ACP Civil Lines, Ludhiana; Balkar Singh Sandhu, DSP (Investigation), Ferozepur; and Dalbir Singh Sidhu, DSP (Headquarters), Patiala.

The SIT has been asked to submit the final report to the competent court at the earliest. The SIT can also co-opt any other official for assistance in the investigation of the case.

In the purported Nicaragua human trafficking case, 303 passengers from India, mostly belonging to Punjab and Gujarat, were detained by French authorities.