Six people from Armoor in Telangana Nizamabad district who were allegedly cheated and trafficked to a cybercrime hub in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have been rescued and brought back to Hyderabad. Among them are a 23 year old private school teacher and her 24 year old husband. After their return, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau registered a case against a local recruiter and others on charges of human trafficking.
One of the victims, a 28 year old farmer, told police that he was approached in September 2025 by a friend, T Manideep, who promised him a data entry job in Thailand. He flew from Hyderabad to Bangkok on September 23. From there, he was handed over to another man from Telangana named Challa Garige Naveen. The victim said he was then smuggled by road and boat across the border and taken to Dongmei Park in Myawaddy.
“My passport was seized. My name was changed to Jess, I was forced to sign an employment bond before being trained to run social media romance scams targeting US citizens,” the complainant said. He also claimed that Naveen collected Rs 1.7 lakh as commission for trafficking him and other Indians.
Five more people from Armoor shared similar accounts. They include a 29 year old housekeeping worker, a 31 year old milk vendor, a 26 year old student, and the young couple. All were promised data entry jobs in Thailand but were instead taken to cybercrime compounds in Myanmar, allegedly run by Chinese syndicates. The victims told police they were beaten and made to do physical exercises if they failed to meet targets. Those who wanted to leave were asked to pay a release fee of 5000 dollars. Their salaries were paid in Thai baht and converted into rupees using cryptocurrency.
When a government crackdown began in Myawaddy in early December 2025, traffickers tried to move workers to Cambodia. The six victims refused. “We went to a local police post and they moved us to a rescue camp sheltering more than 200 Indians. After Indian embassy verification, we were brought to Delhi in an Indian Air Force aircraft on January 7 and reached Hyderabad a day later,” one of them said.
Officials said 17 victims from Myanmar have returned to Telangana so far. The case has been filed under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the IT Act, and the Emigration Act.
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