More than 60 Indians forced into ‘cyber slavery’ rescued from Myanmar; 5 arrested

Maharashtra Cyber rescues Indian nationals trafficked to Myanmar for cyber fraud, arrests agents, including foreign national.

The cyber wing of Maharashtra Police has rescued more than 60 Indian nationals who had been forced into cyber slavery in Myanmar and arrested five agents including a foreign national, an official said here on Friday (April 11, 2025).

Maharashtra Cyber has registered three First Information Reports in this regard, he said.

The racketeers contacted the victims through social media platforms and offered them high-paying jobs in Thailand and other East Asian countries, he said.

The agents arranged passports and flight tickets for the victims and sent them to Thailand on tourist visas. After landing in the country, they were sent to the Myanmar border where they were made to cross a river in small boats.

On entering Myanmar, the victims were taken to guarded compounds controlled by armed rebel groups where they were forced to commit cyber frauds ranging from `digital arrest' scams to fake investment schemes on an industrial scale.

Maharashtra Cyber along with other agencies recued the victims, the official said, without giving details as to whether the operation was carried out inside Myanmar.

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