The second batch of 266 people were airlifted back to India after being rescued from scam call centres in South East Asia. In a social media post on X, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Indian Embassies worked with Myanmar & Thailand governments to secure their release & facilitate their

The Indian nationals, from states such as Andhra, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab and UP, had all been lured to either Thailand or Myanmar with false promises of jobs in the IT sector

The Indian Embassy in Thailand, in coordination with its counterpart in Yangon, Myanmar, has repatriated 549 Indians after rescuing them from scam centers operating near the Myanmar-Thailand border. The nationals were lured with fake job offers and forced to work in scam centers.

Thailand is working with authorities in the capital cities or embassies of some countries that have citizens stuck on the Thai-Myanmar border following their rescue from scam compounds to hasten their repatriation,

India has brought home nearly 300 of its nationals who were lured to various southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, with fake job offers and made to engage in cybercrime and other fraudulent activities in scam compounds,

Indians trapped in Myanmar job scam rescued and repatriated. Government advises caution on foreign job offers.

As many as 283 Indian nationals were rescued and repatriated from Myanmar on Monday by India. These citizens were lured into Myanmar with fake job offers, and were made to indulge in cybercrime at scam centres in regions along the Myanmar-Thailand border.

A C-17 Indian military plane evacuated 283 Indians who were trapped at the Thai-Myanmar border after scam call centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Another 240 are expected to be repatriated soon. These Indian nationals were misled with fake job offers and held in poor conditions while being forced into online scams.