Cyber slavery racket: Two more agents held, 4 rescued from Cambodia
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Visakhapatnam: The police have issued an advisory on rising cases of cyber slavery in Southeast Asian nations. People in search of jobs abroad are being lured by fake agents and later forced to commit cyber frauds to survive.
The Vizag city police have arrested two more agents and rescued four youngsters who were being trafficked to Cambodia. The accused, identified as Yelliti Suresh and R. Adi Lakshmi, are residents of the Gajuwaka locality in Vizag. The duo had lured unemployed youth with promises of lucrative jobs abroad.
Vizag city police commissioner Shanka Brata Bagchi said the gang's kingpin, Vijay Kumar alias Sunny, is operating from Cambodia and has recruited youngsters from various parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to carry out cybercrimes.
He added that more than 150 people from Vizag are currently working in Cambodia in cyber fraud operations.
It may be recalled that the Vizag police arrested Mukhesh, a native of Anakapalle district, last month for allegedly attempting to deceive unemployed youngsters with fake job offers and push them into cyber slavery in Laos. Police have also decided to issue a lookout circular for Ankita, a Vizag-based woman currently in Laos, who has been involved in luring youth with false job offers.
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A senior police officer said hundreds of individuals from Andhra Pradesh are trapped in Cambodia, where they are allegedly held against their will and forced to carry out cyber frauds. Through the ongoing efforts of the AP Police, more than 100 youngsters previously trapped in Cambodia have been brought back home.
With many educated but unemployed youth seeking job opportunities, these trafficking gangs promise positions in data entry and call centers abroad. The agents typically collect between Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh from each candidate. Upon arrival in Southeast Asian countries, the gangs seize their passports, preventing them from leaving. Victims are then forced to engage in cybercrime targeting Indians, and in some cases, are made to pay thousands of Chinese Yuan to secure their return home.
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