New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) The Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police busted a major transnational human-trafficking racket, arresting two accused who allegedly trafficked young Indians to Myanmar and forced them into cyber-fraud operations, an officer said on Saturday.
According to police, the two key accused- Danish Raja, 24, of Delhi’s Bawana, and Harsh, 30, of Faridabad, were arrested for allegedly luring jobless youths with promises of high-paying data-entry work abroad and then trafficking them to scam centres across the Myanmar border.
“The investigation stems from a complaint filed by Imtiyaz Babu, a resident of Bawana, who was among several Indian nationals rescued by Myanmar military forces during a raid on a scam complex in Myawaddy on October 22,” a senior police officer said.
Adding to his statement further he mentioned, “After temporary refuge in a humanitarian camp, the victims were repatriated to India with the assistance of the Indian Embassy on November 19.”
Subsequent examination by the IFSO, along with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, revealed that the men had been trafficked for cyber-slavery.
According to police, the victims were transported through Kolkata to Bangkok and onward to Myawaddy using illegal cross-border routes. Once inside the KK Park scam compound, they were confined, assaulted, and forced under armed threat to operate cyber-fraud schemes targeting U.S. citizens.
Following an FIR registered at Special Cell under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immigration Act, a specialised IFSO team arrested Raja from Bawana on Thursday.
As per the officer, he admitted to working with Myanmar-based handlers and continued recruiting Indians even after being deported himself earlier in March 2025. Co-accused Harsh was also apprehended during the operation.
Two mobile phones containing incriminating chats with overseas handlers have been seized, and forensic analysis is underway.
“Investigators believe the network used multiple vehicle transfers, illegal border crossings and intimidation tactics to maintain large-scale scam operations,” police said.
Mentioning further that, efforts are underway to trace the financial trail and identify additional members of the syndicate.
