NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian authorities stated it was rescuing its residents who had been lured to work in Cambodia and compelled to take part in cyber fraud schemes.
The Indian embassy in Cambodia is working with Cambodian authorities and has rescued and repatriated round 250 Indians, together with 75 previously three months, India's Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesman Randhir Jaiswal stated in a press release. assertion Saturday.
Jaiswal was responding to Indian information reviews that claimed greater than 5,000 Indians are trapped in Cambodia and being compelled to hold out cyber frauds on folks again house.
“We’re additionally working with the Cambodian authorities and companies in India to bust these chargeable for these fraudulent schemes,” Jaiswal stated.
The Indian authorities and its embassy in Cambodia have issued a number of notices informing them of such scams, the spokesperson stated.
The Cambodian embassy in India didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Sunday.
(Reporting by Krishn Kaushik; Writing by Nikunj Ohri; Modifying by Jamie Freed)
