The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against members of a human trafficking gang that was sending Indians to Laos to work in cyber-crime sweatshops run by Chinese scammers targetting European and American citizens, the agency said on Thursday.

The chargesheet was filed against five accused run by a Delhi-based consultancy firm. The accused have been identified as Manjoor Alam, Sahil, Pawan Yadav, Ashish and the key conspirator Kamran Haider alias Zaidi. "NIA investigations have revealed that all five were involved in trafficking vulnerable Indian youths to the Golden Triangle Region in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) where they were forced to commit cyber scams targeting European and American citizens," said the agency in a statement.

"They operated through the consultancy firm, Ali International Services, which functioned as a front for human trafficking."

A probe revealed Zaidi, who had facilitated the operation and was also involved in extorting money through cryptocurrency wallets from victims, tried to escape the clutches of the Chinese scammers.

"Pawan Yadav bypassed other middle agents to supply the trafficked persons in lieu of jobs directly to his folds. He further employed them into Chinese companies involved in creating fake Facebook profiles and chatting with persons from US and Europe, and convincing them to invest in cryptocurrency apps as part of the cyber scam," the agency said.

The probe revealed a well-organised network of traffickers and touts involved in illegal activities.