NIA raids 15 places in 6 states, 5 arrested in human trafficking-cyber fraud case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids in several states of the country in the case of human trafficking and cyber fraud. The raids were conducted at around 15 locations across six states and union territories. So far 5 people have been arrested in this case. Maharashtra is among the states and union territories where the test was conducted. These include Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh. Those arrested in the case include Manish Hingu from Vadodara in Gujarat, Bahlat Singh from Gopalganj in Bihar, Nabialam Rai from South West Delhi, Balwant Kataria from Gurugram and Sartaj Singh from Chandigarh. An NIA spokesperson said eight new FIRs have been registered in connection with the raid. An NIA spokesperson said that the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the state police and the Central Intelligence Agency, conducted searches at all locations. During the raid, several incriminating materials including documents, digital devices, registers, several passports, fake foreign appointment letters were seized. National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested five accused after multi-state raids by NIA and state police in human trafficking and cyber fraud: NIA pic.twitter.com/F0LPH5Atxe — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2024 Cyber ​​accused The National Intelligence Agency further said that Indian youths are being forced to go abroad with fake promises of employment. The youths abducted by these gangs are forced to work in bogus call centers run by cybercrimes in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Laos and Cambodia. They are forced to engage in online illegal activities like credit card fraud, investing in crypto currency using fake applications, honey trapping etc. The arrested criminals have coordinated with smugglers operating across international borders to facilitate the illegal crossing of Indian youths from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to Laos. They were working at the discretion of foreign agents in Maharashtra, UP, Bihar, Gujarat, Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. The case was taken over by the NIA on 13 May 2024 and the case was taken over by the NIA from the Mumbai Police on 13 May 2024. After taking over the case, the investigating agency found that the human trafficking ring not only operates in Mumbai but also has links with other traffickers and traffickers in different parts of the country and across the border.