The dream to work abroad had almost put a Karnataka man’s life at risk, with him unknowingly becoming part of a cybercrime syndicate. However, a police officer, operating 5,000 km away, tricked the ‘agent’ into getting the man released from the clutches of the syndicate.

This incident is from 2023, when scores of Indians were ‘hired’ and taken to Cambodia by criminal syndicates to carry out cybercrimes targeting Indians. While many are stuck there till date, some managed to return to India, mostly due to the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Journey to Cambodia

Ashok, 28, a BCom graduate from Balehonnur in Chikkamagaluru district, was desperately searching for employment in March 2023. Then an opportunity came, and it seemed perfect: a Data Entry Operator (DTO) pos

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