A Bengali man in the United States on a student visa was allegedly scammed, imprisoned, abused and forced into house sitting for a Queens Village man who took advantage of his immigrant status, said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s office.

Rippon Uddin, 39, of 208th Street, was indicted and arraigned Oct. 23 on charges of labor trafficking, grand larceny, scheme to defraud and coercion, said prosecutors.

He had been arrested earlier that day at his home, located at 109-15 208 St.

“He took the student’s money, imprisoned the young man for more than a month and forced him to work for free, while threatening the victim with deportation if he failed to comply,” said Katz in a statement.

The student moved to the United States in 2021 initially to study in Missouri, but chose to atten

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