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France grounds flight carrying 303 Indians on human trafficking suspicion
Updated On: 23 December, 2023 08:20 AM IST | London | PTI
The newspaper report says the prefecture said the plane had been due to refuel and was carrying 303 Indian nationals who had probably been working in the UAE
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A Nicaragua-bound plane that took off from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded in France over suspected "human trafficking", French authorities were quoted as saying by the local media on Friday.
According to a `Le Monde` newspaper report, the national anti-organised crime unit JUNALCO has taken over the investigation. Special investigators are questioning all those aboard and two people are in custody pending further examination, the Paris prosecutor`s office said in a statement.
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