TGCSB nabs UP man for involvement in sending job seekers to Cambodia to engage in cybercrimes
The arrested person was identified as Sadakat Khan (37) from Sultanpur in UP. He was arrested on November 2 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi while returning from Maldives, where he was taking shelter.
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Police Station (Headquarters) of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has nabbed a man from Uttar Pradesh for his alleged involvement in sending job aspirants illegally to Cambodia to engage in cybercrimes.
The arrested person was identified as Sadakat Khan (37) from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested on November 2 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi while returning from Maldives, where he was taking shelter.
In this case, three other agents – K.Sai Prasad from Jagityal, Mohd Abid Hussain Ansari from Pune and Mohd Shadab Alam from Bihar were previously arrested. They were involved in the chain of agents orchestrating this operation.
According to the TGCSB officials, the suspects, who were acting as agents in India lured job seekers with promises of lucrative overseas employment, collecting substantial sums of money under the guise of processing fees, registration, and visa charges.
“Upon reaching Cambodia, the victims were handed over to Chinese handlers who force them into cybercriminal activities. Any resistance from the victims resulted in physical violence and confinement. After months of exploitation, the handlers extort further payments, often demanding payment in Bitcoins, threatening them,” said a senior TGCSB official.
The cheating came to light in May this year, after the family members of a youth from Sircilla filed a complaint alleging he had been lured to Cambodia after collecting Rs 1.4 lakh. After reaching there, he was confined and coerced into committing cybercrimes, working 16 to 17 hours a day, with his passport confiscated by the agents.
TGCSB officials said several other job seekers were duped by the suspects similarly and forced into online fraud for the same company. Following her complaint, TGCSB, in coordination with officials, successfully brought some victims back to Telangana.
