India News | Gurugram: Social media influencer Bobby Kataria arrested for human trafficking

Guguram (Haryana) [India]May 28 (ANI): Social media influencer Bobby Kataria has been arrested by Gurugram police on charges of human trafficking, police said on Tuesday.

Kataria, real name Balwant Kataria, was arrested by the police on Monday evening from his office in Sector 109 of Gurugram.

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The police also searched the premises of the accused and seized incriminating documents as well as mobile phones and cash.

Gurugram Police PRO Sandeep Kumar said a complaint was filed against the social media influencer, in which the complainant alleged that Kataria took Rs 4 lakh from him on the pretext of getting him a job in the UAE United Arabs (UAE).

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But the complainant and one of his friends were taken to Laos and forced to work in a “fake call center”.

“Based on the information provided by the central agency, the Gurugram police conducted a raid. The complainant had alleged that Bobby Katarai had promised to get him a job in the UAE and on this pretext took him Rs 4 lakh following this, he sent the complainant and one of his friends to Laos,” the Gurugram Police PRO told ANI.

“The two people were taken to a fake call center, where their passports were confiscated, and they were beaten and forced to work there. The complainant was able to escape and contact Indian government officials and, with their help, he returned to India He filed a case against Kataria in Gurugram,” he added.

The case was registered against the social media influencer for assault, human trafficking and section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.

When asked if Kataria's “Pakistani agents” were also involved in the matter, the official said an investigation was underway.

The police further said that the accused had a criminal history and seven cases were registered against him.

Further investigation is underway and more details are awaited on this case.

Last year in August, Bobby Kataria was arrested by the Delhi Police for smoking on board a flight. He was arrested for being “uncooperative and evasive.”

The social media influencer was later released on bail in September 2023. (ANI)

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