A plane carrying several Indian passengers detained near Paris due to suspected human trafficking is free to leave today, a French court ruled on Sunday. The Nicaragua-bound plane has 303 passengers, mostly Indians, according to the Indian embassy. An anonymous tip-off over human trafficking led to its grounding at the Vatry airport when it arrived from Dubai for refuelling. French prosecutors on Sunday allowed the Airbus A340 to leave France after questioning the passengers for two days. Vatry in eastern France is about 150 km from Paris and the airport serves mostly budget airlines.

Source: The Nation December 25, 2023 07:30 UTC