Archive · 8 Nov 2025
11 Telangana Residents Rescued from Myanmar Cybercrime Camps
Some people from a state in India called Telangana got tricked into going to work in Myanmar.
But the places they went to were actually scams, like digital crime camps.
Luckily, the Indian government found out and sent a special plane to bring them home.
They landed in India and were met by officials who helped them get back to their homes in Telangana.
The government wants to help others who might still be stuck and stop these bad job scams from tricking more people.
Eleven Indian nationals from Telangana were rescued from cybercrime camps in Myawaddy, Myanmar.
They returned to India on a special Indian Air Force flight on Thursday.
Ministry of External Affairs officials handed them over to state authorities in Greater Noida on Friday.
Telangana Bhavan officials in New Delhi arranged their temporary accommodation and travel to Hyderabad.
The state government is coordinating with the MEA to assist others stranded abroad and prevent future victims of job rackets.
- Who
- Eleven residents of Telangana
- What
- Rescued from cybercrime camps in Myanmar and safely returned to India.
- When
- Returned on a special Indian Air Force flight on Thursday and handed over to Telangana officials on Friday.
- Where
- Myawaddy, Myanmar and New Delhi, India.
- Why
- They were victims of fraudulent job rackets operating overseas.
- Number Rescued
- 11
- Location of Camps
- Myawaddy, Myanmar
- Date of Return to India
- Thursday
- Date of Handover to Telangana Officials
- Friday
- Origin Districts in Telangana
- Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal