New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): India is coordinating with Thai authorities to repatriate its nationals detained in Thailand after they fled a military raid on a cybercrime hub in Myanmar, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.
In response to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “We are aware of Indian nationals who have been detained by Thai authorities. They had crossed into Thailand from Myanmar over the past few days. Our Mission in Thailand is working closely with Thai authorities to verify their nationality and to repatriate them after necessary legal formalities are completed in Thailand.”
According to the Bangkok Post, several Indian nationals crossed into Thailand following a raid by the Myanmar military on the KK Park compound, a site notorious for operating international cyber scams. The military operation forced hundreds of foreign workers to flee across the border into the Thai town of Mae Sot.
Thai authorities said that as of Friday morning, 1,667 people from at least 10 countries — including India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines — had entered Thailand after the raid, according to the Bangkok Post.
This is not the first such incident. Earlier this year, India repatriated several citizens trapped in scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border following coordinated regional crackdowns.
KK Park, located in Myanmar’s Myawaddy region, is well known among global law enforcement agencies for running large-scale online fraud operations. Reports indicate that the compound and nearby facilities are controlled by Chinese criminal syndicates and supported by local armed groups allied with Myanmar’s military.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, border areas across Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia have become hotspots for cyber fraud and human trafficking. The United Nations has reported that billions of dollars have been made through forced labor and scam operations in these regions, exploiting thousands of people through organized criminal networks. (ANI)
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