Hyderabad, March 9 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case of human trafficking involving Bangladesh nationals busted by the Hyderabad police who last month arrested 14 people after conducting raids at two places at Khairatabad and Chaderghat in Hyderabad.

The task force teams caught 14 persons, including seven Bangladesh nationals and a minor. They also rescued two victims, both minor girls aged below 15 years.

The police alleged the accused were trafficking victims from Bangladesh via West Bengal to Hyderabad where they operated the prostitution racket.

Among the organizers, Ritoy Islam and Md Rony Khan, both Bangladesh nationals, and Jalil Sardar and Rajat Mandal from West Bengal, have a criminal past, the poli...