Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam police have mobilised seven specialised groups to dismantle a community of people concerned within the unlawful commerce. The town police commissioner, in a briefing on Saturday, disclosed that roughly 150 people from Visakhapatnam and over 5,000 from Andhra Pradesh fell sufferer to trafficking over the previous two years.
CI Bhavani Shankar, main the cost in opposition to human trafficking within the cybercrime division, offered insights into the progress of the case to the Deccan Chronicle. He revealed the deployment of 7-8 specialised groups to delve into the intricate particulars of the trafficking community. He additional acknowledged that town police commissioner escalated the matter to the ministry of residence affairs, guaranteeing coordination with the Indian embassy in Cambodia.
He stated, “The investigative groups are scrutinising flight information and monetary transactions and figuring out all people concerned within the nefarious operations. A devoted particular staff, named the I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre) unit, has been fashioned to spearhead the investigation.”
A gaggle of three people recognized as Santosh, Arya, Umamahesh, and Habib have been apprehended for his or her roles in facilitating trafficking from the Gajuwaka company, he acknowledged.
The CI additional added that victims, primarily from Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Rajahmundry, Anantapur, Palasa, Tuni, Anakapalli, Telangana, and Kolkata, have been promised profitable job alternatives overseas however have been as a substitute coerced into partaking in cybercrimes in international locations akin to Cambodia, Myanmar, and Bangkok.
