In June last year, Kalpampenchala Sai Mukesh, 30, an MBA graduate from Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, landed in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, with a dream of making earning big money and make his family proud. His father, Ramesh Kalpampenchala, a former employee of Vizag Steel Plant, a PSU under Union Ministry of Steel, had a brain stroke in 2019, leaving the family without their main source of income.
On June 27, he joined Globex at a salary of $700 (approximately ₹59,000) per month, along with additional perks. The company is located behind a legally-run casino in Krong Kampot, a city on the Preaek Tuek Chhu river in southern Cambodia, known for its pepper plantations and salt fields. He was overjoyed to explore the city and its beauty.
“I was mesmerised by the beauty of Cambodia. I even thought of taking my parents on a pleasure trip once I settled there. But, alas!” says Mukesh, whose joy was short-lived.
