New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has confirmed that Aron Orban, the younger brother of former prime minister Viktor Orban, was detained during an investigation into suspected people smuggling, as the former leader accused the government of targeting his family for political reasons.

Magyar made the confirmation during a visit to Berlin, Reuters reported on November 10. His remarks followed a Monday operation in which Hungarian authorities detained four people and searched homes in Budapest and the surrounding Pest county.

Police and the National Asset Protection and Recovery Office did not identify the suspects in their public statement. Police also declined to name them in a response to Reuters. The identific...