Archive · 11 Jan 2026
27 Indians Rescued from Myanmar After Job Scam
Twenty-seven young men from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were tricked into going to Myanmar with promises of good jobs.
Instead, they were forced to work in scams and had their passports taken away.
Their families couldn't contact them for weeks.
The Indian government helped bring them back home safely.
The men were scared and didn't know where they were.
Now, the government is warning people to be careful about job offers from unknown agents.
They will also investigate how this happened and help the men recover.
27 Indian men were rescued from Myanmar after being lured by false job promises.
They were forced to work in cyber scam operations and had their passports confiscated.
The rescue was facilitated by diplomatic intervention, including a formal appeal by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
The men were evacuated to India through coordination between the Indian Embassy in Yangon and local authorities.
The operation was complex due to the security situation in parts of Myanmar.
- Who
- 27 Indian men from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- What
- Rescued from forced labor in Myanmar after being lured by fake job offers
- When
- Rescued and returned to India on Saturday
- Where
- Myanmar, primarily in border regions
- Why
- Lured by agents promising jobs in Thailand, but forced into cyber scam operations
- Number of Rescued Individuals
- 27
- Origin of Individuals
- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India
- Destination
- Myanmar
- Nature of Work
- Cyber scam operations
- Key Figures Involved
- Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
- Agencies Involved
- Indian Embassy in Yangon, local authorities, partner agencies