A chilling exposé on modern-day slavery has emerged from Jharkhand CID’s latest operation against cross-border cybercrime. Jobless Indians were systematically trafficked to Thailand and beyond, transformed into unwilling cogs in massive online fraud machines.
The linchpin arrest: Sartaj Alam of Azadnagar, Jamshedpur. Teaming with overseas handlers, he ran placement fronts that hooked desperate youth with promises of plush jobs in Bangkok, Cambodia, and Laos. Upfront payments for visas masked the trap.
Landed abroad, the facade crumbled. Victims endured forced training in scam artistry—crafting fake profiles on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook to hawk sham investments and digital arrest scares. Compliance yielded meager rations; resistance, savage reprisals.
Through tireless surveillance and victim testimonies, CID pieced together the syndicate’s blueprint. This is just the beginning of a broader offensive.
Ranchi’s cyber crime unit now probes under BNS, IT Act sections 66(B-D), and Emigration laws. Additional suspects face imminent capture.
Public alert: Verify job agents rigorously. Suspicious activity? Report via 1930 helpline or cybercrime.gov.in portal. CID’s momentum surges post their West Bengal fake trading bust worth crores.