The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person following massive searches across Nashik in Maharashtra in connection with the human trafficking and cyber frauds case on Friday. The accused named Sudarshan Darade of Nashik is the sixth person to be arrested in the case in less than three weeks. NIA had earlier, on 27th May 2024, arrested five other accused after multi-state searches in joint operations with the respective state police forces.
Investigations have revealed that Darade was directly involved in the organized trafficking syndicate, engaged in luring and trafficking Indian youth to foreign countries on the false promises of legal employment.
All the accused arrested so far had been working in close collusion with traffickers operating from across the international border to illegally transport Indian youth from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to Laos SEZ.
Today’s searches led to the seizure of several incriminating materials, including documents, digital devices, details of bank accounts etc., which the NIA is examining to unravel the conspiracy behind the human trafficking and forced cyber fraud case.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).
