New Delhi, Dec 3 (TIWN) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it arrested a key accused, named Gopal Oraon, in connection with its probe into the Jharkhand human trafficking racket case running in the guise of placement agencies.

An NIA official here said Oraon was arrested by the agency sleuths on Wednesday from Jharkhand’s Khunti.  The official said that he was a close associate of arrested accused Panna Lal Mahto and was actively involved in human trafficking racket.  The official said during investigation, it was revealed that Mahto and his wife Sunita Devi were running a human trafficking racket in the guise of three placement agencies in Delhi.