Investigators probing the human trafficking network busted at the airport by the Immigration Bureau and the Mumbai Crime Branch’s Property Cell have discovered that youngsters between the ages of 17 and 20, who were sent to London as students, did not attend a single class but ended up working as cleaners, drivers and labourers instead.

The accused, who claimed to be a professor at Om Sterling Global University in Hisar, Haryana, had made at least three trips to London before being caught on his fourth attempt. According to the Crime Branch’s Property Cell, the accused professor trafficked at least 20-25 youngsters to London under the guise of a student exchange programme. Authorities are now gathering details of these students and reaching out to their families to determine their current status and activities in London.