Lucknow, April 10 A court here has sentenced nine people, including five Rohingya and three Bangladeshi migrants, to eight years of rigorous imprisonment after finding them guilty of illegal immigration, possession of fake documents, and human trafficking, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad said in a statement on Friday.
In a statement issued here, the ATS said that Mohammad Noor alias Nurul Islam (Bangladesh), Rahmatullah (Rohingya), and Shabiullah (Rohingya) were arrested from the Ghaziabad railway station on July 26, 2021, in connection with illegal immigration, possession of illegal documents, and human trafficking, and three alleged victims, including two girls, were rescued.
A case was subsequently registered against the accused, and based on the evidence collected during the investigation, the names of Abdul Shakoor alias Gunny (Bangladesh), Ale Miyan (Bangladesh), Mohammad Ismail (Rohingya), Mohammad Rafiq alias Rafiqul Islam (Rohingya), Mohammad Hussain (Rohingya), and Bappan alias Arshad Miyan (a resident of Tripura) came to light, the statement said.
They were subsequently arrested and sent to jail. After completing the investigation, the ATS submitted a chargesheet against the accused.
In an order issued on Thursday, the NIA/ATS trial court convicted the nine people and pronounced the sentence.
The court found the accused guilty of illegal immigration, possession of fake documents, and human trafficking, and sentenced them to eight years of rigorous imprisonment each, also imposing a fine of Rs 2,500 on each of them, the ATS said.