New Delhi, April 8 -- A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday convicted and sentenced four Bangladeshis in a transnational human trafficking case.

The accused - Zakir Khan, Badal Houladar, Kabir Talukdar and Mohammed Bachchu Gharami - have been sentenced to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the NIA special court at Bengaluru (Karnataka). They have also been fined Rs 20,000 each, and will have to undergo another one month in jail in case of default of payment as per the sentence passed under relevant provisions of Foreigner's Act and Passports (Entry into India) Act.

The accused had earlier pleaded guilty for illegally entering India from Bangladesh via Benapole, Jashore and Akhaura. They had obtain...