Nine cases were booked by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) based on complaints from ten victims, following the rescue of 540 Indians from ‘scam compounds’ in Myawaddy, Myanmar.
The TGCSB identified 15 agents and mediators involved in the scam, of whom eight have been arrested.
The arrested agents have been identified Allepu Venkatesh, 34, Challa Mahesh alias Mallikarjun, 37, Mohammed Jalal, 33, Bomma Vasanth Kumar, 32, Dasari Eknath Goud, 29, Katanguri Sai Kiran, 27, H Basheer Ahmed, 40, and Gajula Abhishek, 23, all residents of Telangana.
The remaining suspects, including five who are abroad, are currently being tracked.
The Indian government facilitated the rescue and repatriation of the 540 Indians in two batches – 283 in the first, and 257 in the second – on March 10 and 11, 2025. Among those rescued, 24 are from Telangana. Fourteen arrived in Hyderabad from Delhi on 11 March, and the remaining ten reached the city the following day.
Further investigations are underway.
Published – March 14, 2025 08:20 pm IST