5 Indians Held Captive By Firm In Tiny Room In Myanmar; Rescued

With the help of immigration authorities from India and Myanmar, the man, Nirav Bamrotiya from Gujarat was rescued from Yangon city in the neighbouring country

Four people from Uttar Pradesh and a 20-year-old man from Gujarat's Gir Somnath district were rescued from a tiny room in Myanmar where they were held captive by a company involved in fraudulent practices, said the state government on Monday.

The other youngsters held captive, four of them from Uttar Pradesh, were also rescued.

With the help of immigration authorities from India and Myanmar, the man, Nirav Bamrotiya, was rescued from Yangon city in the neighbouring country and brought back safely to his hometown by the Gir Somnath police, said a Gujarat government release.

The 20-year-old, a resident of Pipalva village under Talala taluka of Gir Somnath district, first went to Dubai through an agent in September last year to work in a private firm. After three months, another agent approached him and offered to facilitate a "high-paying" job in Thailand, it said.