Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Gujarat Police Arrest Cyber Slavery Kingpin 'The Ghost'
A man named Nilesh Purohit, also known as 'The Ghost', was caught by the police in Gujarat.
He is accused of tricking and sending more than 500 people from different countries to places like Myanmar and Thailand to do illegal online scams.
These people were forced to work and couldn't leave easily.
Purohit made a lot of money by doing this.
The police found out about him through other people he worked with and arrested him just as he was trying to leave the country.
He is now in jail and facing many charges.
Nilesh Purohit, alias 'The Ghost', was arrested by Gujarat Police for human trafficking and cyber slavery.
He allegedly trafficked over 500 people from multiple countries to Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Purohit earned commissions ranging from Rs 1.76 lakh to Rs 3.96 lakh for each victim he trafficked.
He used social media platforms to lure victims with promises of well-paying data entry jobs.
Purohit was arrested at Ahmedabad airport as he attempted to flee to Malaysia.
- Who
- Nilesh Purohit, alias 'The Ghost', a 29-year-old from Anand, Gujarat
- What
- Arrested for human trafficking and cyber slavery operations
- When
- Arrested on November 16, 2024
- Where
- Ahmedabad, near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Why
- For allegedly trafficking over 500 people into cyber slavery in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand
- Name
- Nilesh Purohit (alias 'The Ghost')
- Age
- 29
- Arrest Date
- November 16, 2024
- Arrest Location
- Ahmedabad, near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Victims Trafficked
- Over 500
- Countries Involved
- India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Benin, Tunisia
- Destinations
- Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand
- Commission per Victim
- Rs 1.76 lakh - Rs 3.96 lakh