Over 5,000 Indians are trapped in Cambodia, where they are allegedly being held against their will and forced to carry out cyber frauds on people back home.
The government estimates that the fraudsters have allegedly duped people of at least Rs 500 crore in India over the past six months.
“The agenda of their meeting was to discuss the organised racket and bring back those who are trapped there.
So far, three people from Bengaluru who were trapped in Cambodia have been brought back to India.
There, the scamsters were forced to pose as women on dating apps and chat with their potential targets.
“We have also gathered critical information regarding the location of the fraud companies, their operatives, their working style and their management hierarchy.
We have identified three key high-level operatives of Indian origin and one high-level operative who is of Nepalese origin. »