Four Indian-Americans, including a woman were arrested in Texas state of the US for allegedly running a human labour trafficking scheme on Monday. The Princeton Police Department provided details of an investigation leading to the arrest of four individuals after 15 women were found as alleged victims of human labour trafficking, according to Fox4News.com.
Chandan Dasireddy, 24, Dwaraka Gunda, 31, Santhosh Katkoori, 31, and Anil Male, 37, arrested in March, face charges of trafficking persons, a second-degree felony. More arrests are expected, the channel reported, citing police.
The administration has discovered that all the young women, living in the same home, were compelled to sleep on the floor at a home on Ginsburg Lane in Collin County, Princeton. “There was basically no furniture inside the home at the centre of human trafficking, just a bunch of computer electronics and blankets,” police said.
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Another news portal, McKinney Courier-Gazette reported that the officers with the Princeton Police Department were sent to a residence regarding a welfare concern and suspicious circumstance on March 13. “After further investigation of the initial report, Princeton Police CID detectives obtained a search warrant for the home of Santhosh Katkoori, where 15 adult females were located. During the investigation, it was discovered that the females were forced to work for Katkoori and multiple programming shell companies owned by him and his wife, Dwaraka Gunda,” it said.
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During the search, multiple laptops, cell phones, printers, and fraudulent documents were seized. It was discovered that forced labour took place at multiple locations in Princeton, Melissa, and McKinney, involving adult males. Additional laptops, cell phones, and documents were seized from these locations.
The original issue was highlighted by a pest control company, which was called for possible bed bugs. “Once inside, the inspector noticed that each room had 3-5 young females sleeping on the floors. There were also large amounts of suitcases. The company contacted police,” Fox4News.com added.