New Delhi, May 16 (JKNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against five accused, including an absconding mastermind, in a major human trafficking and cyber slavery case linked to Cambodia, where Indian youth were allegedly trafficked, tortured and forced into cyber fraud operations.
NIA in a statement issued as per news agency JKNS said, NIA chargesheted five persons, including absconding mastermind Anand Kumar Singh @ Munna Singh, in a case of human trafficking and cyber slavery in Cambodia.
Statement further reads that, Anand, along with four of his co-accused, have been charged under relevant sections of IPC in the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Patna (Bihar). Three of the chargesheeted co-accused – Abhay Nath Dubey resident of UP, Abhiranjan Kumar r/o Bihar and Rohit Yadav r/o UP – were arrested in February this year on their arrival in the national capital from Cambodia. The fifth, identified as Prahlad Kumar Singh, is out on bail.
The accused were involved in luring Indian youth to Cambodia on the pretext of legitimate jobs and handsome salaries, as part of an organised human trafficking syndicate. The victims’ passports were seized and they were forced to work for scam companies in Cambodia, with any resistance on their part met with mental and physical torture, including electric shocks, forceful confinement, denial of food and water etc, it reads.
NIA investigations found Anand to be the kingpin, involved in recruitment of youth through various sub-agents / travel agents in India. He was working with associates in
Cambodia to illegally traffic the victims to that country. He was charging USD 2,000-3,000 for each youth ‘sold’ to a fake company, it reads.
Investigation to trace other members of the syndicate and unravel the complete conspiracy in the case RC 10/2024/NIA/DLI is continuing, statement reads. (JKNS)
