Punjab Police human trafficking crackdown

Punjab Police Cracks Down on Multinational Human Trafficking Nexus: SIT Registers Multiple FIRs Against Fraudulent Immigration Agents

Punjab Police Cracks Down on Multinational Human Trafficking Nexus: SIT Registers Multiple FIRs Against Fraudulent Immigration Agents

Chandigarh, February 10, 2025: In a major crackdown on fraudulent immigration consultants and human trafficking networks, the Punjab Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has launched an extensive operation to dismantle a multinational human trafficking nexus operating across the region. This decisive action comes in response to complaints from Indian citizens recently deported from the United States, who landed in Amritsar after being defrauded by unscrupulous travel agents promising illegal entry into the U.S. The SIT, headed by ADGP NRI Affairs Praveen Sinha, has registered eight FIRs so far—two filed by district police and six by the NRI Affairs Wing—based on…
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