Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Hazaribagh Police Busts International Human Trafficking Racket
Some people in Hazaribagh tricked young people into going to America by promising them jobs.
They sent them to Brazil with fake papers and then tried to sneak them into the US through a long route.
The people running this asked for money from the victims' families.
One of the victims was caught at the US border and sent back home.
The police caught five people, including the main person in charge, after a complaint was filed.
The police also found a list of other people who were sent to the US this way.
Hazaribagh Police arrested five individuals for operating an international human trafficking ring.
The racket lured victims with false promises of jobs in the US, using the 'donkey route'.
Victims were sent to Brazil with forged documents and then trafficked toward the US.
Sonu Kumar filed a complaint after being deported from the US after the traffickers demanded money from his family.
Police seized phones, chats, bank receipts, and a list of individuals trafficked between 2013 and 2022.
- Who
- Hazaribagh Police, arresting five individuals, including Uday Kumar Kushwaha, for human trafficking.
- What
- Hazaribagh Police busted an international human trafficking ring, promising jobs in the USA.
- When
- Arrests were made in July and August 2025, following events in 2024 and earlier.
- Where
- Hazaribagh, India, with victims trafficked towards the US via South and Central America.
- Why
- To lure youths into human trafficking using the 'donkey route' for illegal immigration and exploitation.
- Location of Bust
- Hazaribagh, India
- Number Arrested
- 5
- Alleged Mastermind
- Uday Kumar Kushwaha
- Victim Destination
- United States
- Method
- 'Donkey Route' via South and Central America
- Key Evidence
- Mobile phone, chats, bank receipts, list of trafficked persons
- Victims (Minimum)
- At least 12
