Updated On: 28 May, 2024 12:22 PM IST | Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The arrests came on Monday after the NIA and state police personnel conducted extensive raids across multiple states including Maharashtra.

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested five people suspected of being involved in a human trafficking and cyber fraud syndicate. The arrests came on Monday after the NIA and state police personnel conducted extensive raids across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh, reported ANI.
"The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations across six states and union territories in joint operations with local police in a case of human trafficking involving forced cyber crimes which led to the arrest of five accused persons," an official statement read.