Mumbai: A key accused part of the international call centre racket, who lured Indian youths with fake overseas job offers and forced them into cyber fraud operations in Myanmar, was arrested after he landed at Pune international airport.The Nodal Cyber Police of Maharashtra have arrested Om Praveen Jadhav, a resident of Satara, in an alleged international call-centre racket that lured Indian youths with fake overseas job offers and forced them into cyber fraud operations in Myanmar.The complaint was filed by Randhir Narendra Singh (35), who alleged he was promised a data-entry job in Thailand with a monthly salary of about Rs 80,000. The accused and his associates allegedly collected around Rs 5 lakh from the complainant through a network of agents operating under the name Royal Shipping Consultancy. Singh is not a stray case as there were several youths who were lured by the accused.Police said instead of sending the victims to Thailand, the accused allegedly trafficked them to K.K. Park in Myanmar, where they were forced to work in cyber scam call centres. Victims were allegedly coerced into carrying out online frauds targeting people in different countries and were not allowed to leave the premises. The accused used social media, including an Instagram account named “Royal_Consultancy,” to advertise overseas jobs and attract unemployed youths. Money was also collected through UPI transfers and bank transactions linked to the accused.During probe, police found that several victims were sent to Myanmar after paying money to the accused and his associates. Some were allegedly forced into cyber slavery and threatened if they refused to cooperate.
