Two men, Iqbal and Mohammad Ahmed Khan, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly luring individuals into a cybercrime ring operating in Myanmar. The police confirmed that both men were part of a larger network of fraudsters who tricked victims with fake overseas job offers.
The situation came to light after Sultan Salahuddin Rabbani and two others filed a complaint at the Madehganj police station on March 13. They revealed that the accused had promised them data entry jobs in Thailand and Bangkok in exchange for payment. However, once they arrived in Bangkok, they were trafficked to Myanmar, where they were held hostage and forced to participate in cyber fraud activities.
Following the complaint, police registered an FIR under Section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Iqbal, Mohammad Ahmed Khan, and another accomplice, Zeeshan Khan. The investigation further exposed the role of Rafaq Rahi and his gang, who facilitated the trafficking of individuals from Bangkok to Myanmar for illegal activities.
Police also uncovered the involvement of four additional accomplices: Ashraf, Sameer, Nafees, and Chotu, who were crucial to the operation. On March 15, Iqbal (36), a resident of Jankipuram, and Ahmed Khan (35), a resident of Madehganj, were arrested. They face multiple charges under the BNS and are set to appear in court.
Police records show that Iqbal had previous fraud cases pending in Vibhuti Khand (2022) and Wazirganj (2021) police stations. Similarly, Ahmed Khan was implicated in a fraud case in Wazirganj in 2021.
