CBI arrested four Indian touts in connection with a case of smuggling of Indian citizens to fight in the Russian Army.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has so far arrested four Indian touts in connection with a case of smuggling of Indian citizens to fight in the Russian Army.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has so far arrested four Indian touts in connection with a case of smuggling of Indian citizens to fight in the Russian Army.
According to the CBI complaint, Mr. Bainsam had been working as a translator on contract basis in Russia and was also a key member of the network to recruit Indians in the Russian Army. The CBI has alleged that one of the accused, Michael Anthony, who lives in Dubai, and Faisal also indulged in the act along with him. Their job was to get people living in India to process their visas from Chennai and help the victims book flight tickets to Russia.
What was being done to smuggle Indian nationals there
The smuggled Indians were trained before going to war and deployed in the front bases in the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield against their wishes. So the people who used to go there by the brokers were doing a lot of life and some were dying.
Cbi appears to be looking for two other brokers. They are residents of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and are the main employers, the agency said.
human traffickers and agents .
After the CBI raid, they told the agency that human traffickers and agents used to smuggle Indians by giving them free/concessional visa extension and fee structure by showing them names in suspected private universities in Russia.
On March 7 (2024), raids were conducted at over a dozen locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Ambala, Chandigarh and Chennai against private visa consultancy firms, agents and others. In this, 35 cases were reported from THE CBI.
Network that had spread the roots of human trafficking in various states.
Arun and Yesudas Junior, both residents of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the case registered on March 6. The other two accused, Nijil Joby Bensam of Kanyakumari and Anthony Michael Elangovan of Mumbai, were arrested on April 24 and remanded in judicial custody.
On March 6, the CBI had busted a network that had spread the roots of human trafficking in various states and other countries. They used to target innocent youths by promising lucrative jobs abroad. The CBI said that these smugglers were acting as an organised network and social media channels were active and establishing their local contacts through lucrative Content and on the pretext of getting high-paying jobs in Russia. After that, indian simple and needy youth is being sent to Russia.
The first information report names the 24-hour RAS Overseas Foundation (Delhi) and its director Suyash Mukut. OSD Brothers Travels and Visa Services (Mumbai) and its director Rakesh Pandey; Adventure Visa Services (Ambala, Chandigarh, Punjab) and its Director Manjeet Singh; Baba Vlogs Overseas Recruitment Solutions (Dubai) and its director Faisal Abdul Mutalib Khan are prominent.
Others included Srividya (Madurai) from Tamil Nadu, Ramesh Kumar Palanisamy and Santosh (in Russia). Tommy and Job of Thiruvananthapuram; Adventure Visa Services (Ambala) and Tanu Kant Sharma of Palwal, Haryana; Christina, a native of Russia; Mohammad Sufian Dawood Ahmad Darugar and his wife Pooja from Palghar, Maharashtra; and Moinuddin Chhippa (Rajasthan), who was then in Russia.Read More
