Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam police station Claims to have been cracked cybercrime group Three consulting agents were arrested on suspicion of luring unemployed youths and sending them to Chinese cybercrime gangs operating in countries including Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand, officials said Saturday.
Despite growing awareness of cybercrime, incidents continue to increase, with many still falling victim to sophisticated scams. , to eradicate these criminal activities.
Their efforts led to the arrest of consultants from Gajuwaka district, including the prime suspect Chukka Rajesh (33). The illegal scam came to light after former Navy employee Botcha Sankar lodged a complaint through the 1930 cybercrime hotline. Sankar’s complaint is based on the account of a victim who managed to escape.
Following a complaint, Visakhapatnam police arrested the ringleader Chukka Rajesh and his associates Sabbavarapu Kondala Rao and Mannena Gnaneshwar Rao, both from Gajuwaka district. Police investigation revealed a complex network of agents, including Santosh, Arya, Umahesh and Habib, who facilitated the incident. sell.
Visakhapatnam police chief Ravi Shankar Ayyanar said they suspect there could be more than 5,000 victims in Andhra Pradesh, especially from Sri Lanka besides Kolkata Kurram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Palasa, Rajahmundry, Tuni, Amalapuram and Ananthapur. He said they were sharing details of the investigation with the Indian Embassy in Cambodia and appealed to the parents of the victims to contact them and the Indian Embassy in Cambodia.
Case registered against three local agents human traffickingextortion, illegal detention and criminal conspiracy.
CP Ravi Shankar further said that Indian agents in Cambodia called local agents and arranged people to commit cyber crimes in the name of data entry work. He pointed out that the local agent charged each job seeker 150,000 rupees, of which 80,000 rupees were given to the Cambodian agent for passport, visa and other arrangements, and the rest was used as commission.
Once in Cambodia, the young men were held as slaves and forced to operate within cybercriminal networks. They were denied food and payment until they agreed. Agents train them and then deploy them to conduct various online scams through which they rob innocent people of their hard-earned money.
“Some of the crimes they committed include courier fraud, cryptocurrency fraud, mission gaming and OTP fraud,” he said.
“Those who work regularly will receive a salary of $600, in addition to incentives and promotions. According to the investigation, the victims were forced to work for at least a year,” he added.
During investigation, the police verified the facts through video calls with the victims, CP Ravi Shankar said, adding that the victims also shared their ordeals.Once they agree, the men and women are sent to countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand, where they end up working Chinese enterprise. The companies trained them for 7 to 10 days and forced them to engage in cybercrime with an average salary of $600 per month. Any resistance resulted in severe punishment, including torture and deprivation of food and water.
Officials said around 5,000 people in Andhra Pradesh fell victim to the scam in the past two years. They added that the victims traveled to Cambodia on tourist visas, which were converted into business visas after joining the Chinese company.
Despite growing awareness of cybercrime, incidents continue to increase, with many still falling victim to sophisticated scams. , to eradicate these criminal activities.
Their efforts led to the arrest of consultants from Gajuwaka district, including the prime suspect Chukka Rajesh (33). The illegal scam came to light after former Navy employee Botcha Sankar lodged a complaint through the 1930 cybercrime hotline. Sankar’s complaint is based on the account of a victim who managed to escape.
Following a complaint, Visakhapatnam police arrested the ringleader Chukka Rajesh and his associates Sabbavarapu Kondala Rao and Mannena Gnaneshwar Rao, both from Gajuwaka district. Police investigation revealed a complex network of agents, including Santosh, Arya, Umahesh and Habib, who facilitated the incident. sell.
Visakhapatnam police chief Ravi Shankar Ayyanar said they suspect there could be more than 5,000 victims in Andhra Pradesh, especially from Sri Lanka besides Kolkata Kurram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Palasa, Rajahmundry, Tuni, Amalapuram and Ananthapur. He said they were sharing details of the investigation with the Indian Embassy in Cambodia and appealed to the parents of the victims to contact them and the Indian Embassy in Cambodia.
Case registered against three local agents human traffickingextortion, illegal detention and criminal conspiracy.
CP Ravi Shankar further said that Indian agents in Cambodia called local agents and arranged people to commit cyber crimes in the name of data entry work. He pointed out that the local agent charged each job seeker 150,000 rupees, of which 80,000 rupees were given to the Cambodian agent for passport, visa and other arrangements, and the rest was used as commission.
Once in Cambodia, the young men were held as slaves and forced to operate within cybercriminal networks. They were denied food and payment until they agreed. Agents train them and then deploy them to conduct various online scams through which they rob innocent people of their hard-earned money.
“Some of the crimes they committed include courier fraud, cryptocurrency fraud, mission gaming and OTP fraud,” he said.
“Those who work regularly will receive a salary of $600, in addition to incentives and promotions. According to the investigation, the victims were forced to work for at least a year,” he added.
During investigation, the police verified the facts through video calls with the victims, CP Ravi Shankar said, adding that the victims also shared their ordeals.Once they agree, the men and women are sent to countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand, where they end up working Chinese enterprise. The companies trained them for 7 to 10 days and forced them to engage in cybercrime with an average salary of $600 per month. Any resistance resulted in severe punishment, including torture and deprivation of food and water.
Officials said around 5,000 people in Andhra Pradesh fell victim to the scam in the past two years. They added that the victims traveled to Cambodia on tourist visas, which were converted into business visas after joining the Chinese company.
