Jharkhand CID’s elite team has shattered an international human trafficking racket masquerading as a job placement service. The gang preyed on jobless youngsters, shipping them to Southeast Asia for forced labor in cybercrime hubs.
Sartaj Alam, a resident of Jamshedpur’s Azadnagar police station area, is now in custody. His role? Recruiting victims with tall tales of easy money in Thailand’s Bangkok, Cambodia, and Laos. Posing as legitimate agents, they extracted hefty fees for ‘guaranteed’ employment in simple data jobs.
Reality hit hard overseas. Victims were locked in scam factories, compelled to master fraud tactics from investment Ponzi schemes to fake digital arrests. Social media became their weapon—phony profiles on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook dangled irresistible investment lures, followed by malicious links that siphoned funds.
CID’s meticulous investigation exposed the full horror: systematic training in diverse cyber frauds, physical intimidation, and zero escape routes. The arrest marks the first blow to a sprawling network with deep foreign ties.
A case has been registered at Ranchi cyber police station, invoking stringent laws including BNS provisions, IT Act sections 66(B)-(D), and Emigration Act violations. Probes continue to identify and apprehend remaining culprits.
In a public advisory, CID warns against unverified overseas job offers. Dial 1930 or visit cybercrime.gov.in for any cyber fraud alerts. This operation builds on prior successes, like the takedown of a Rs 2.07 crore trading scam perpetrator.