Human trafficking: Princeton police raid Indian facility, find 15 women; warrants issued against 4 Indians
Many adult males were the victims of forced labor in different location.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 9 July 2024 2:54 AM GMT
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US: Princeton police have issued warrants to four Indians in a human trafficking case.
These warrants were issued after police found 15 adult females during searches.
Many adult males were the victims of forced labor in different location.
The accused have been identified as Chandan Dasireddy (24), Dwaraka Gunda (31), Santhosh Katkoori (31), and Anil Male (31).
On March 13, Princeton Police Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Ginsburg Lane at approximately 3 pm, to a residence regarding a welfare concern and suspicious circumstance. 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. While the search warrant was executed, multiple laptops, cell phones, printers, and fraudulent documents were seized.
It was later determined that multiple locations within Princeton, Melissa, and McKinney were involved in the forced laboring of the victims, including adult males.
Additional laptops, cell phones, and documents were seized from the other locations. Once all the electronics were examined, the details of the operations were confirmed, and arrest warrants were issued for the following people who were charged with Trafficking of Persons and second-degree Felony.
