Makindye court remands Tejas Patel to Luzira on aggravated human trafficking charge

According to The Independent, Tejas Patel, arrested on 4 October 2026, appeared before the Makindye Magistrate's Court, where the charge sheet was amended to aggravated trafficking in persons, and he was remanded to Luzira Prison until 22 October. He is the second suspect in an alleged trafficking network; the first suspect, Yogesh Yadav, was granted bail. The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development said it would monitor the case and questioned the circumstances of Yadav's release.