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The Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has arrested a 35-year-old antheral from Madurai for allegedly trafficking Indian nationals to cyber scam compounds successful Cambodia and forcing them into online fraud operations nether conditions described arsenic “cyber slavery.”
The constabulary identified the accused arsenic Madhan Vadivel, who allegedly operated an planetary recruitment and trafficking web linked to organised cyber scam centres tally by overseas nationals successful Cambodia.
According to officials, the apprehension was made pursuing a ailment from a unfortunate from Tirupattur district. An enquiry conducted by the State Cyber Crime Investigation Centre (SCCIC) revealed that the unfortunate had been lured with promises of a lucrative overseas occupation successful Cambodia. The accused allegedly collected wealth from the victim, arranged question documents, and facilitated his travel to Cambodia, wherever helium was handed implicit to operators moving cyber scam compounds. The unfortunate was allegedly confined wrong the compound and forced to prosecute successful online fiscal fraud and cyber scam activities.
The constabulary said the unfortunate aboriginal managed to escape, approached the Indian Embassy for assistance, and safely returned to India. Further probe revealed that Madhan Vadivel allegedly acted arsenic a cardinal recruiter and facilitator successful trafficking Indian nationals seeking overseas employment. Officials said helium had been moving aggregate restaurants nether the sanction ‘Jallikattu’ wrong cyber scam compounds successful Cambodia for the past fewer years and supplied Indian nutrient to the trafficked victims lodged there.
The constabulary besides uncovered an extended web allegedly involving overseas nationals operating scam centres, question agents, migration facilitators, and taxi drivers crossed Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Through this network, hundreds of Indian nationals are suspected to person been trafficked implicit the past 3 years. The accused received commissions for each recruitment and trafficking operation.
A peculiar squad of constabulary arrested the accused successful Madurai. Mobile phones, SIM cards and passport-related documents linked to the lawsuit were seized for forensic examination. Officials said further probe is nether mode to place different victims and recruiters and hint fiscal transactions and planetary links connected to the cyber fraud and quality trafficking network.
Director-General of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Bala Naga Devi urged the nationalist to stay vigilant and verify each overseas occupation offers lone done authorised recruitment agencies and authoritative authorities channels. A database of registered recruiting agents tin beryllium recovered on: https://emigrate.gov.in/. She besides advised them not to spot occupation advertisements circulated connected societal media platforms, WhatsApp groups, Telegram channels, oregon chartless online contacts.
