67 Indians Rescued From Cyber-Scam Centres In Laos
Date
1/27/2025 6:19:33 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) At least 67 Indian nationals who were lured into illegal work in Laos were rescued, and their exit formalities are underway to send them back home, the Indian Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said on Monday.
The citizens were rescued from cyber-scam centres operating at the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) in Bokeo Province of Lao PDR.
The Indian Embassy said that they have made arrangements for their accommodation and food. It added that the Embassy officials are working closely with concerned Lao authorities to complete their exit formalities, following which all of them would be able to travel back to India shortly.
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Prashant Agrawal, Ambassador of India to Lao PDR, also met with all the rescued youth and assured them of their safety and the Embassy's full support as a matter of highest priority for their safe return to India, said a press release.
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Agarwal also advised them about further course of action, including the need for them to lodge complaints against the agents who had duped them.
The Indian Embassy said that so far, they have rescued 924 Indians, of which 857 have already been safely returned to India.
“Indian youth who may have been promised a job in Thailand, but upon arrival there, are asked to travel by road to Chiang Rai close to Thai-Lao border, are cautioned that this is a sure indication that they are being trafficked to GTSEZ in Lao PDR. Once they arrive in GTSEZ, their passports may be taken away by criminal syndicates, and they are made to sign a so-called 'work contract' in a foreign language which endangers them to exploitation,” the Embassy said.
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