Following reports of a family of four from Gujarat freezing to death while attempting to cross the U.S. - Canada border illegally a few days ago, the state police have asked its Crime Investigation Department (CID) to separately probe if agents were running any illegal immigration racket, said a top official on January 24.
While the entire case is being investigated by the authorities of the U.S. and Canada, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the state CID-Crime has been given the task to unearth the network of agents active in Gujarat, said Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia.
"As of now, the Gujarat police is not in the picture in the overall investigation. However, we have asked the AHTU to look into this issue. We know that a majority who migrate to other countries from here usually take the legal route. We will take action against agents if we find their involvement (in illegal immigration racket)," said Bhatia.
