Srinagar, April 17 -- Multiple families said that many job consultancies in Kashmir valley are exploiting the desperation of young people, offering them false promises of employment abroad, only for them to end up working in scam operations with no pay.

A Baramulla family disclosed the troubling account of their relative, who was assured a legitimate job opportunity in Thailand by an agent.

However, upon arrival, he found himself trapped, forced to work in a scam operation without receiving any salary. "He was told he would earn well, but now he is stuck, and no one is helping him," the family member said, as per news agency KNO.

"Not only are our son, but many other youths being lured there with promises of good jobs. They are treated...