A group comprising 38 Sri Lankan Tamils was arrested by the Kerala police on Friday from a hotel in Kollam were brought for human trafficking. Police investigations also reveals that two similar groups numbering 50 have already reached Australia.
THE SRI Lankan Tamils, who were arrested by the Kerala police on Friday (May 7) from a hotel in Kollam were brought for human trafficking. The group comprising 38 persons was planning to fly to Australia from Kochi. Out of 38 persons, 36 men are Lankan origin. There are five women and five children in the group. The arrested Lankans were quizzed by officials from Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), military intelligence and state police.
Police investigations also reveals that two similar groups numbering 50 have already reached Australia. The Sri Lankans were taken into police custody in a raid from a lodge in the Kollam town on Friday night. They were taken into custody on the basis of secret information received by the police from Tamil Nadu intelligence. Earlier the authorities had received warnings from Central Intelligence that Tamil Tigers have chosen Kerala as place of refuge.
The primary report points out that they had no proper travel documents including Visa.