Passengers on plane held in France over trafficking concerns land in Mumbai

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian passengers that was grounded in France for four days amid a probe into possible human trafficking has arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Airbus A340 initially had been bound for Nicaragua when it was detained on 21st December at Vatry airport of Paris, where it had stopped for refueling.

It had arrived from Dubai and there was an anonymous tip-off that it was carrying potential victims of human trafficking. French authorities have said they did not find evidence of human trafficking but are continuing to investigate potential breaches of immigration laws.