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Plane carrying Indian Passengers held in France over trafficking concerns

plane was carrying around 300 passengers. The flight was operated by Romania based legend airlines who was on route from United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua

New Delhi: Plane carrying many Indian passengers was grounded in France for a human trafficking probe. The plane was carrying around 300 passengers. The flight was operated by Romania based legend airlines who was on route from United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua when it was detained after a tip-off that its passengers may be the victims of human trafficking. The passengers were confined about 150 km east of Paris. The Indians inside the plane were mostly workers in UAE and were on their way to Nicaragua. They were stopped on their way in Vatry in Eastern France. The passengers included a 21 month old child.