LUCKNOW, April 10 -- A special NIA/ATS court has convicted nine accused, including four Bangladeshi nationals and five Rohingyas, sentencing each to eight years of rigorous imprisonment along with a Rs.2,500 fine, according to an official statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday. The conviction came in connection with an international human trafficking and illegal infiltration syndicate busted by the ATS in July 2021.

An ATS press note said the case began on July 26, 2021, when ATS teams arrested Mohammad Noor alias Nurul Islam (a Bangladeshi national), Rahmatullah and Shabiullah-both Rohingyas-from Ghaziabad railway station.

During the operation, ATS officials rescued three victims, including two girls...