Transnational racket of unemployed locals recruited, pushed into cyber scam abroad busted in Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency has busted a transnational racket that lured unemployed youth into cyber scam operations in Myanmar. Authorities conducted searches in Kulgam and seized documents related to the recruitment network.
Why it matters
This reveals the growing threat of human trafficking and transnational cybercrime targeting vulnerable youth in conflict-prone regions.
A transnational racket of unemployed locals recruited and pushed into cyber scam operations abroad surfaced on Thursday during searches conducted by the J&K Police’s special cell, State Investigation Agency (SIA), in south Kashmir’s Kulgam.
Preliminary investigation has brought to light an alleged modus operandi of local facilitators in coordination with foreign-based handlers luring vulnerable and unemployed youth with offers of employment abroad, the SIA said. “The victims were allegedly moved through Thailand to the Myawaddy region of Myanmar, where they were subsequently subjected to exploitation and allegedly compelled to participate in cyber scam operations,” the SIA said.
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