NIA Chargesheet 5 Accused In Human Trafficking And Forced Cyber Fraud Cases

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted five accused, including two foreign nationals, in a major case involving international linkages in human trafficking and forced cyber fraud. The chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court in Mumbai has exposed the involvement of several foreign nationals in the case, which is being probed by the agency. As per NIA investigations, the accused targeted Indian youth proficient in computers and the English language and coerced them to work in fraudulent call centres on tourist visas for



pecuniary gains.

The victims were being recruited, transported, and transferred from India to the Golden Triangle SEZ in Lao PDR via Thailand. Upon arrival, the victims were trained in the use of Facebook, Telegram, the basics of cryptocurrency, and the handling of Apps created by the scam company. According to the agency, two of the chargesheeted accused are under arrest, and three others are still absconding. It stated that some of them are foreign nationals.