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2 Pakistani men arrested in Thailand for duping Indians

Police said they had been paid about 45,000 baht (90,000 rupees) by about ten Indian men.

Bangkok: Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Bangkok for being part of a gang that fleeced Indian men of money by offering them non-existent jobs, according to a media report.

The gang had been taking money by offering non-existent jobs to the Indians through a website that was operating in the sub-continent, police was quoted by the Thai News Agency as saying.

Hussein Avid and Aslam Muhammad Adman were rounded up in Charoen Sanitwong area yesterday.

Police said they had been paid about 45,000 baht (90,000 rupees) by about ten Indian men. They paid a percentage of this money to a man called Manis who reportedly runs a website that was used to entice the victims in India, police said.

They were enticed with job offers with 50,000 rupees or 25,000 baht per month salaries.

Thai police have been in touch with their counterparts in India to arrest the other member of the gang. The Pakistanis have admitted their involvement and were charged with online fraud.

( Source : PTI )
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