Overview
- The CBI, which carried out coordinated searches Wednesday, raided nine locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Kashipur and parts of Uttar Pradesh and arrested one suspect in Lucknow.
- Investigators say agents lured Indians with promises of high‑paying jobs, then moved them to scam centers in Myanmar and Cambodia where they were forced to run online fraud schemes.
- Victims reported passports taken, tight confinement, physical or psychological abuse, and in some cases pressure to call families to raise ransom for release.
- Search teams seized electronic devices and financial records as officers tracked cryptocurrency flows, and early findings point to Indian recruiters paid by overseas operators.
- The probe remains active with interrogations and forensic analysis under way, and some outlets name different suspects as officials pursue further arrests and potential international coordination.