NIA files chargesheet against gang sending Indians to Laos to work in cyber-crime

The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against members of a human trafficking gang that was sending Indians to Laos to work in cyber-crime sweatshops run by Chinese scammers targetting European and American citizens, the agency said on Thursday.

The chargesheet was filed against five accused run by a Delhi-based consultancy firm. The accused have been identified as Manjoor Alam, Sahil, Pawan Yadav, Ashish and the key conspirator Kamran Haider alias Zaidi. “NIA investigations have revealed that all five were involved in trafficking vulnerable Indian youths to the Golden Triangle Region in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) where they were forced to commit cyber scams targeting European and American citizens,” said the agency in a statement.