Archive · 19 Aug 2026
CBI Arrests Hisar Accused in Southeast Asia Cyber-Slavery Network
The CBI arrested a man named Ankit from Hisar.
He is accused of helping send people to scam centers in Southeast Asia.
The people were allegedly promised good overseas jobs.
Instead, they were taken mainly to compounds in Myanmar and Cambodia.
The CBI says they were forced to work in online scams, a situation called cyber slavery.
Some victims reportedly had to pay money or find replacement workers before they could leave.
Investigators found possible evidence on a phone and are checking cryptocurrency payments.
They are also examining how Instagram and Telegram were used to recruit and contact people.
The CBI arrested Ankit, a Hisar-based accused allegedly linked to trafficking Indian nationals to Southeast Asian scam compounds.
The agency alleges that at least four people from the Hisar area were sent to scam compounds in 2025.
Victims were reportedly lured by overseas job offers before being taken mainly to compounds in Myanmar and Cambodia.
Some victims allegedly paid substantial amounts or recruited replacements to secure their return to India.
Investigators are examining mobile-phone evidence, cryptocurrency transactions, Instagram advertisements and Telegram communications.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Ankit, a Hisar-based accused allegedly linked to a trafficking network.
- What
- The arrest concerns the alleged trafficking of Indian nationals to Southeast Asian scam compounds and their exploitation in conditions described as cyber slavery.
- When
- The CBI says at least four people were allegedly sent in 2025; it registered the case in December 2025 and conducted searches in May and June 2026.
- Where
- The accused was based in Hisar, while the alleged scam compounds were mainly in Myanmar and Cambodia.
- Why
- According to the CBI, agents allegedly recruited people with promises of lucrative overseas employment and transported them to scam compounds.
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Accused
- Ankit, identified as a Hisar-based accused
- People allegedly sent
- At least four people from the Hisar area in 2025
- Alleged destinations
- Scam compounds mainly in Myanmar and Cambodia
- Reported exploitation
- Victims allegedly faced cyber-slavery conditions and, in some cases, had to pay money or recruit replacements to leave
- Recruitment and communication
- Instagram advertisements and Telegram messages were allegedly used
- Earlier investigation
- The CBI registered a case in December 2025, searched eight locations across four states in May and June 2026, and arrested three other alleged network members
