Rakesh Taraknath PANDEY

Sanctioned entity

Born 13 Mar 1991 (35 years old),India. Named in 1 sanctions listing.

Sanctions and listings1

Effective
5 May 2026
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 - The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Rakesh Taraknath PANDEY is an involved person under the Regulations as he is or has been involved in facilitating a relevant activity, namely trafficking in persons. Specifically, he engaged in the recruitment of Indian nationals using deception for the purposes of exploitation. Using social media and other forms of communication, he advertised the provision of student visas in Russia but, upon the recruits’ arrival in Russia, they were forced to fight on the front line of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine against their will.
The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Rakesh Taraknath PANDEY is an involved person under the Regulations as he is or has been involved in facilitating a relevant activity, namely trafficking in persons. Specifically, he engaged in the recruitment of Indian nationals using deception for the purposes of exploitation. Using social media and other forms of communication, he advertised the provision of student visas in Russia but, upon the recruits’ arrival in Russia, they were forced to fight on the front line of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine against their will.
Programme GB-SAMLAReference GIM0065Last updated 28 May 2026gov.uk

Identifiers1

Identifier	Number
ID number	'07636845

Addresses1

MALAD WEST, -, India

This page shows the public record as its publishers state it. A name here is not by itself a finding: whether a record refers to a particular person or company is what screening decides. Read the full notice.