UP, Maha top list of those freed from cyber crime centres

As the government brought home 549 Indian nationals who had been deceived with fake job offers and forced into cybercrime activities in Southeast Asia, a probe has revealed that 65 of them are from Uttar Pradesh, 61 from Maharashtra, 57 from Gujarat and 48 from Punjab.

- MAHENDER SINGH MANRAL

AS THE GOVERNMENT brought home 549 Indian nationals who had been deceived with fake job offers and forced into cybercrime activities in Southeast Asia, a probe has revealed that 65 of them are from Uttar Pradesh, 61 from Maharashtra, 57 from Gujarat and 48 from Punjab. All of them have been questioned by multiple agencies, including the CBI.

The Indians were flown home in two batches — 266 on Monday and 283 on Tuesday — in military aircraft. Many of them had been trafficked to scam centres operating in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

They landed at Hindon air-base and were taken to the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad, where they were questioned by senior officers of the CBI, NIA, and police from their respective states.