Bengaluru: National Investigation Agency arrested an absconding accused in the Sri Lanka human trafficking case after he was deported from the island nation and brought to Bengaluru. Pudumadam Imran was detained by Sri Lankan authorities following an Interpol red notice issued at NIA’s request. He was repatriated to India and arrested at Kempegowda International Airport Thursday.According to NIA, Imran was involved in the conspiracy to traffic Sri Lankan nationals to Canada on the false promise of arranging travel with valid documents. He allegedly collected money from the victims’ family members and transferred funds through hawala channels to co-accused in India.The case came to light after police raided a premises in Mangaluru and found Sri Lankan nationals staying there without valid documents.Two other accused, Seeni Aabul Khan and Imran Khan, were arrested in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
