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Cops hint at more arrests in Princeton trafficking, no. of victims could be 50 [Front Page]

by So far 15 victims have been identified but their names have been withheld by police Reports in local newspapers, TV channels said the 15 victims found in the Ginsburg Lane residence of arrested couple Santhosh Katkoori, Dwaraka Gunda in Collin County were between 23, 26 years of age The Princeton Herald meanwhile published a state ment by Katkooris attorney Jeremy Rosenthal who disputed police claims of forced labour against the couple, two others These workers are in the IT field, nothing about this is forced labour Rosenthal saidPrinceton police department has taken a shoot first aim later approach They claim to have seized computers studied the details of the operation, then made the arrests Rosenthal was quoted as saying We are not privy to details of the investigation but I am sure we will find even more inconsistencies because Katkoori is innocent of human trafficking Rosenthal saidOfficers claimed to local media that the accused would give women, men training in computer programming, salaries of the victims working as programmers officials claimed in their arrest affidavit The women rescued from the Katkoori home are believed to have told police that they were brought to Princeton for an internship, to learn JavaScriptThere was essentially no furniture in Katkooris home just blankets, a bunch of computers, other electronic gadgets officers saidPrinceton police had on July 8 charged the accused with human trafficking, seconddegree felony The suspects have all been released on bond As per Texas laws punishment could mean a minimum of two years to a maximum of 20 years in prison
Published in The Times of India (Online) (11.07.2024)
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