Plane from France carrying more than 300 passengers will be sent back to India: Report

The plane carrying more than 300 passengers is expected to land at Mumbai airport late on Monday, three days after it was detained by French authorities on suspicion of human trafficking. Most of the passengers are Indians.

According to the sources the plane was scheduled to land in Mumbai at 2:20 pm. The officials said on Monday that the A340 aircraft operated by Romania's 'Legend Airlines' is expected to land at Mumbai airport at around 1 am. The plane was stopped at Vatry Airport in France.

A flight from Dubai to Nicaragua carrying 303 passengers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was stopped on Thursday at Vitry Airport, 150 km east of Paris, on suspicion of "human trafficking". On Sunday, four French judges interrogated the detained passengers.

The hearing was held as part of an investigation launched by the Paris Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of human trafficking.

According to French media, some passengers were Hindi and some Tamil speaking. After allowing the plane to take off, French judges on Sunday decided to cancel the passengers' hearing due to irregularities in the procedure.

There are 11 minors in the plane who were not accompanied by anyone. According to French prosecutors, the detention of two passengers detained since Friday was extended for 48 hours on Saturday evening.

European countries have adopted a tough stance on illegal immigration and have also tightened their asylum laws. The European countries have witnessed a huge influx of migrants from Africal nations, Pakistan and some other countries.