Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Vadodara Woman Arrested in Cyber Slavery Network
A woman named Payal Chauhan from Vadodara was arrested for tricking young people into going to other countries with promises of good jobs.
Instead, these young people were forced to do bad things online, like scams and frauds.
Payal was working with a bigger group led by a man named Neel Purohit.
She would contact people through social media and get paid a lot of money for each person she tricked.
The police have arrested six people so far in this case.
Many Indians have been rescued from these situations with the help of different government agencies.
Payal Chauhan, a Vadodara-based woman, was arrested for luring youths into cyber slavery with promises of lucrative jobs abroad.
Chauhan worked as a sub-agent for a network led by Neel Purohit, trafficking victims to Southeast Asian countries for cyber crimes.
The network forced victims to commit cyber crimes such as cryptocurrency frauds, sextortion, and online frauds.
Chauhan earned commissions up to Rs 3 lakh per individual trafficked and was involved in other cyber frauds like providing crypto accounts and gaming IDs for betting.
Six people have been arrested so far in this case, including the mastermind Neel Purohit and other sub-agents.
- Who
- Payal Chauhan, a Vadodara-based woman working as a sub-agent in a cyber slavery network.
- What
- Arrest of Payal Chauhan for luring youths into cyber slavery with promises of lucrative jobs abroad.
- When
- Arrested on Tuesday by the Cyber Center of Excellence of the Gujarat CID.
- Where
- Vadodara, Gujarat, India, with victims trafficked to Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar and Thailand.
- Why
- To traffic youths to Southeast Asian countries where they are forced to commit cyber crimes by the Chinese cyber mafia.
- Arrested Person
- Payal Chauhan
- Role
- Sub-agent
- Mastermind
- Neel Purohit
- Commission per Individual
- Up to Rs 3 lakh
- Victims from Gujarat
- 3
- Total Accused Arrested
- 6
- Countries Involved
- Myanmar, Thailand
- Cyber Crimes Committed
- Cryptocurrency frauds, sextortion, digital arrest, online frauds, betting