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Mumbai: Another navy officer arrested in human trafficking racket
Updated On: 01 July, 2024 06:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Police also arrest his girlfriend, two civilians from Jammu and Kashmir
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Navy Lieutenant Commander Vipin Dagar was arrested on Friday. Representation Pic
In a major development in the human trafficking racket, the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested another senior officer of the Indian Navy along with his girlfriend and two civilians from Jammu and Kashmir. According to the crime branch, the Indian officers had been involved in this racket for the past 1.5 years, charging Rs 10 lakh-12 lakh per candidate. The candidates applied through them because wages in South Korea are higher than in other countries, and the involvement of Indian Navy officials made people trust them.
Earlier, the CIU busted a human trafficking racket wherein where candidates would go to South Korea, destroy their passports to seek asylum, and secure jobs with higher wages than in any other country. On Friday, the CIU arrested Navy Lieutenant Commander Vipin Dagar. Based on his interrogation, they also arrested Sub-Lieutenant Commander Brahma Jyoti Sharma, 29, and his girlfriend, Simran Jeti, a Pune resident who teaches foreign languages. Two additional arrests were made in Jammu and Kashmir involving civilians identified as Ravi Kumar and Deepak Dogra. According to the crime branch, Sharma is the mastermind in the case.
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