Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested two members of a human trafficking ring over allegations of luring two individuals to Cambodia with promises of employment and subsequently selling them to a "scam centre".

In a statement, the CID said the victims had their passports confiscated and were sold for $5,000 upon arrival in Cambodia.

They were then held captive and subjected to torture to extort further ransom payments.

The arrestees are Shawon Molla and Sakib Sarkar.

They were apprehended during a drive in Dhaka's Paltan on Tuesday.

Citing the complaints of the two victims, the CID said the men were lured to Cambodia by the trafficking ring with the promise of lucrative jobs abroad.

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