NIA charges 5 with human trafficking

NEW DELHI: NIA on Thursday filed a chargesheeted five accused in Lao PDR cyber fraud and human trafficking racket run by a Delhi-based consultancy firm.

The accused - identified as Manjoor Alam alias Guddu, Sahil, Ashish alias Akhil, Pawan Yadav alias Afzal alias Afroz, along with key conspirator Kamran Haider alias Zaidi - were involved in trafficking vulnerable Indian youths to the Golden Triangle Region in Lao PDR, where they were forced to commit cyber scams, targeting European and US citizens, the agency said. They operated through the consultancy firm, Ali International Services, which functioned as a front for human trafficking.

NIA said Zaidi facilitated the entire operation and was also involved in extorting money through cryptocurrency wallets from victims who tried to escape from Chinese scammers. tnn


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