Two people in custody after France grounds plane carrying 300 Indians over suspected ‘human trafficking’

French authorities grounded a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua carrying 303 Indian passengers after receiving a tip that it could be carrying victims of human trafficking.

Those aboard included children and families. The youngest passenger is a toddler of 21 months, and among the children are several unaccompanied minors, according to the local civil protection agency.

Two people have been detained and special investigators are questioning the other passengers, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.