Who is Babuji? The mysterious human smuggler at centre of Canada manhunt

A Canada-based smuggler known as ‘Babuji’ is allegedly involved in organizing a fatal crossing that caused the drowning of a Gujarati family in the St Lawrence river, aiming for the US. The Chaudhari family from Mehsana were victims in a human trafficking operation that has been linked to a wider network smuggling Indians into the US.

​A Canada-based smuggler known as ‘Babuji’ is allegedly involved in organizing a fatal crossing that caused the drowning of a Gujarati family in the St Lawrence river, aiming for the US. The Chaudhari family from Mehsana were victims in a human trafficking operation that has been linked to a wider network smuggling Indians into the US.