NIA Raids 22 Locations Across Six States in Major Human Trafficking Crackdown
The operation targets an international trafficking syndicate luring Indians to Southeast Asia under false job offers and forcing them into cyber fraud.
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted coordinated raids at 22 locations across Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Punjab on Thursday.
- The crackdown focused on dismantling a trafficking network accused of exploiting vulnerable individuals through fraudulent job offers abroad.
- Victims were reportedly lured to Southeast Asia with promises of lucrative jobs but were instead coerced into cyber fraud and subjected to abuse.
- The NIA seized digital devices, cash totaling Rs 34.8 lakh, and other evidence while summoning several suspects for further questioning.
- The investigation revealed links to cross-border syndicates operating in countries like Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos, with agents based in India and abroad orchestrating the network.
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