NIA files chargesheet in Rohingya trafficking case, 6 named as accused

The National Investigation Agency(NIA) filed charge sheet against six person from Assam and Meghalaya for trafficking Rohingya to India.

The charge sheets were filed in the NIA special court in Guwahati.

"Investigation has revealed that the accused persons were involved in organised human trafficking of Rohingyas/Bangladeshi minor girls, women in association with other conspirators based in different parts of the India and Bangladesh. The accused persons had arranged for transportation, accommodation, procurement of fake documents etc. for the trafficked Rohingya victims," the NIA said in a statement.


Five of the accused-Kumkum Ahmed Choudhury, Ahiya Ahmed Choudhury, Bapan Ahmed Choudhury, Sahalam Laskar, Jamaluddin Choudhury-hail from Cachar district in South Assam. The sixth person-Wanbiang Suting-is from East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya.

The NIA said 'prime accused' Kumkum Ahmed Choudhury was operating the human trafficking network from Bengaluru.

The NIA took over the case in December last year after several Rohingya refugees were arrested in Assam for travelling without valid documents.