Korba woman lured with job offer at Myanmar, forced into fraud
The Korba police in Chhattisgarh have arrested a female member of a gang that lured a young woman with a promise of a job abroad, took her to Myanmar, held her caotive, and forced her to engagge in cyber fraud.
Korba | Correpondent: The Korba police in Chhattisgarh have arrested a female member of a gang that lured a young woman with a promise of a job abroad, took her to Myanmar, held her caotive, and forced her to engagge in cyber fraud. The arrested individual has been identified as 35-year-old Sneha Bhathlal Badole, a resident of Gondia, Maharashtra.
The police presented the accused in court and obtained her remand, they are now actively searching for other members of the network while gathering financial and digital evidence.
As per the investigations, victim came across the job advertisment in social media platform promising a position of Office Assistant job at Bangkok, with a promising salary of 30 K Thai Baht, which is around 84K in Indian rupees.
Follwing which after contacting in the website, the accused identified as Lisa and he associates ensnared the young victim in their trap.
The gang initially invited her to Bengluru, from where they flew her to Thailand. Subsequently, she was taken across the border illegally and transported to the notorious 'KK Park' in Myanmar.
Upon arrival at the KK Park, her passport was confiscated and she was held captive subjected to physical assault and mistreatment. She was coerced into creating fake social media accounts, which were then used to defraud Indian citizens under the guise of online trading and investment schemes.
Following the receipt of information regarding her situation, the victim was brought back to India safely with the assistance of the Indian Embassy and local authorities. She subsequently filed a formal complaint at the Darri police station. Based on this complaint, the police registered a case (Crime No. 331/2026) under Section 143(2) and 146 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiated an investigation.
Following this breakthrough, the Korba police have urged the public to remain vigilant, as part of an ongoing cyber-awareness campaign in the district. The police have advised the public to thoroughly verify any unsolicited job offers from abroad before trusting them, and to immediately report any suspicious activity to the police. This firm action by the police against online fraud and fake job offers will continue.
