Two held in Telangana for trafficking Indians into cyber slavery racket in Southeast Asia

HYDERABAD: In a major breakthrough, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has arrested two prime accused in a transnational cyber slavery racket that trafficked thousands of Indians to Southeast Asian countries under the guise of job offers.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Hithesh Arjana Soumya (29), a native of Gujarat and Kolanati Nagashiva alias James (36), a resident of Hyderabad. According to police, Hithesh played a key role in sending thousands of people to Myanmar, where they were handed over to foreign crime syndicates operating from China and Myanmar.