Updated On: 18 September, 2025 10:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shaikh had been operating as an agent, allegedly sending people to Laos by offering them lucrative call centre jobs. According to officials, he promised data entry positions at a Thailand-based company with a monthly salary of Rs 70,000 to five individuals in August 2024

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Mumbai Police, currently investigating a cyber slavery case involving five individuals trafficked to Laos under the pretext of job offers in Thailand, arrested the prime accused on Wednesday, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
The accused, identified as Salman Munir Shaikh, was apprehended by the South Region Cyber Police Station team from Nayanagar in Mira Road, an official said, reported PTI.