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NIA has arrested hotel operator Prahlad Singh on charges of human trafficking in Gopalganj. He runs a hotel in Thawe area. It is alleged that he used to sell people from Cambodia to Pakistani agents on fake visas by luring them with jobs abroad. Based on secret information, NIA raided Gopalganj on Monday midnight. After this, accused Prahlad Singh has been arrested. NIA team is interrogating him. The team also raided his hotel and house.
Bobby Kataria arrested from Gurugram
Let us tell you that NIA got a big lead in the allegations of human trafficking. On this basis, the team has arrested YouTuber Bobby Kataria from Gurugram, Nabi Alam from Delhi, Manish Hingu from Vadodara, Sartaj Singh from Chandigarh. The team got many evidences against Prahlad Singh from Gopalganj, Bihar. After this, Prahlad Singh was arrested by conducting a raid on Monday midnight. The team is taking further action in the case.
There is a possibility of a big racket of international cyber fraud
The complainant told the police that this could be a big gang of cyber fraud at the international level. About 150 Indians were brought to the Chinese company where they were held hostage and forced to commit cyber fraud through human trafficking in a similar manner. Women are also included in this. It is alleged that most of them were trafficked by brokers like Bobby Kataria on the pretext of giving them jobs.
There is an allegation of taking it to a Chinese company
It is being told that eight FIRs were registered in different states in the investigation of human trafficking. YouTuber Bobby Kataria was also accused of human trafficking. Kataria is accused of taking lakhs of rupees from two youths of UP origin and taking them to a Chinese company. It is also alleged that about 150 Indians were brought here through human trafficking in this manner. Women are also included in these.
They were sent abroad on the pretext of giving jobs
In the NIA investigation, it was found that the youth were sent abroad on the pretext of getting jobs. Not only this, they were pressurised in fake call centres in Laos, Golden Triangle and Cambodia. Illegal activities like credit card fraud and honey trap were being carried out through these. It was also alleged that these people used to sell the youth to Pakistani agents on the pretext of getting jobs.
