Seven Indians Rescued From Myanmar Cyber Slavery Racket, Four Arrested

Thane: Maharashtra Police have rescued seven Indian nationals who were allegedly held as “cyber slaves” in Myanmar and forced to carry out international financial frauds, a senior police officer said. The rescue followed an investigation conducted by the Mira Bhayander–Vasai Virar (MBVV) Crime Branch. The victims were reportedly confined at the notorious KK Park in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township.

The investigation began after Syed Irtis Fazal Abbas Hussain and Ammar Aslam Lakdawala, residents of Mira Road, escaped from captivity in Myanmar and lodged a complaint at the Nayanagar Police Station. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Madan Ballal, the two men revealed that acquaintances Asif Khan and Adnan Shaikh had lured them between July and September 2025 with promises of jobs in Bangkok. Instead of taking them to Thailand, they were trafficked to Myanmar.

The victims were allegedly handed over to three individuals—Steve, Anna, and Leo—associated with a company named UU8. They were confined under threats of physical assault and forced to trap foreign nationals into cyber fraud operations. When they refused, the captors demanded a ransom of 6 lakh rupees per person, to be paid through various Indian bank accounts, police said.

Senior Inspector Sushilkumar Shinde of Crime Branch Unit I said the investigation revealed that several youths from the Mira Bhayander and Vasai–Virar areas had fallen prey to the same racket. “We traced the victims by analysing passport numbers, Myanmar-based IP addresses, and mobile data,” he said. The police coordinated with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in New Delhi and contacted the Indian Embassy in Yangon. On October 21, the Myanmar Army conducted a raid at KK Park.

Using data shared by the MBVV Police, seven Indian nationals were identified and deported this week, Shinde said. In connection with the case, four accused have been arrested from Mira Bhayander in Gujarat’s Surat and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Police said the accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for charges including human trafficking, kidnapping for ransom, and cheating.