Mumbai restaurant owner’s son held in human trafficking case

MUMBAI: The 30-year-old son of a restaurant owner here has been arrested by the Crime Branch in connection with a human trafficking racket being investigated by it, police said on Wednesday, taking the total held in the case to six.

Asif Farroque Kadawala, who’s father owns the popular ‘Tava’ restaurant in suburban Bandra, was arrested late Tuesday evening in connection with the racket in which an air-hostess has also been held earlier along with four others.

Kadawala allegedly applied for a US visa along with a woman and her child stating that the latter was his wife.

“He applied for the visa on his own passport but was acting as a carrier for the woman and her kid. The woman and the kid’s passports were made using forged documents to state that she was his wife,” said a senior police officer.

Kadawala had earlier visited various countries like UK, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand due to which securing a US visa for his “family” would have been easier.

Kadawala has been booked for forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy and was on Wednesday remanded in police custody till December 14 by a local court.

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