Jaipur, August 6: Rajasthan Police’s State Cyber Crime Police Station has arrested three additional suspects in an ongoing crackdown on an international cyber slavery and human trafficking syndicate. These individuals are accused of coercing Indian youth into working for cyber fraud operations run by a Chinese criminal network in Southeast Asian countries.
With these latest arrests, the total number of accused in this case has risen to eight, following the earlier capture of five members of this organized racket. This operation is part of a statewide anti-cyber crime campaign initiated under the directives of Police Director General Rajeev Kumar Sharma.
Additional Police Director General (Cyber Crime) Vijay Kumar Singh stated that based on intelligence from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, the international cyber slavery network is being systematically dismantled through technical analysis and digital evidence.
Investigations reveal that the accused lured youths from Rajasthan and other states with promises of lucrative jobs abroad, offering monthly salaries ranging from AED 800 to AED 1,000.
Victims were sent to Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, where their passports and identification documents were allegedly confiscated. They were then confined in cyber scam compounds and forced to engage in various cyber crimes, including digital arrest scams, fake investment frauds, cryptocurrency scams, and online job frauds.
The three suspects arrested on Wednesday have been identified as Arif alias Deepu, Kanu Singh alias Python, and Firoz alias Mafia. Investigators noted that Firoz, alias Mafia, traveled to Cambodia via Bangkok at the end of 2025, where he allegedly received training on how to defraud Indian citizens through a cryptocurrency investment scheme by posing as a woman on social media.
He is also accused of managing fake online identities and bank accounts for the syndicate. Kanu Singh, alias Python, reportedly went to Cambodia in April 2025 under the pretense of a job in the hotel industry. Police stated that he later became involved in the cyber fraud operation, recruiting four more Indian youths into the scam compound for a commission.
Arif, alias Deepu, allegedly operated fake Facebook and WhatsApp accounts to lure victims to fraudulent trading platforms that showcased fake profits. Victims were then pressured to pay large sums as processing charges under the guise of cryptocurrency investments and work-from-home opportunities.
The police have indicated that ongoing interrogations of previously arrested suspects Jeeturaj alias James, Ravi alias Mahi, and Anil alias Devil, along with forensic examinations of seized mobile phones, passports, WhatsApp chats, VPN records, foreign contacts, and cryptocurrency-related digital evidence, have yielded crucial insights into this transnational network.
Investigators are now tracing the financial trail linked to alleged human trafficking, cyber slavery, and cyber fraud involving millions of rupees.
Rajasthan Police has urged citizens to exercise caution when considering job offers abroad and online investment opportunities.
People are advised to verify the credentials of recruitment agencies and employers before accepting foreign job offers, never to share passports or identification documents with unknown individuals or agencies, avoid social media investment offers that promise guaranteed or excessively high returns, and refrain from downloading suspicious links, applications, or files.
They have also appealed to citizens to report cyber fraud, digital arrest scams, or online financial fraud by calling the National Cyber Crime Helpline at 1930 or through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
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