The Gujarat Crime Investigation Department (CID) had been tracking intelligence inputs ever since bodies were found of four of a family from Dingucha village of Gandhinagar on January 16, 2022. They were reported to have died while crossing over to the US from the Canadian border.
The searches and the investigation have gained significance at a time when another probe is going on after a Legend Airlines plane was halted in France over suspicions of human trafficking on December 22.
At least 20 passengers from Gujarat who were on the Nicaragua-bound flight which was sent back mid-route from France have been quizzed by police in a bid to unearth a suspected illegal immigration network operating from the state.