New Delhi [India], January 12 (HBTV): As many as 27 Indian nationals who were trafficked to Myanmar after being duped by fake job offers have returned safely to India, an official release said.
The development followed a letter written by Minister of Civil Aviation and Srikakulam MP Ram Mohan Naidu to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, seeking urgent diplomatic intervention for the rescue and repatriation of the stranded Indians.
According to the release, the victims were lured overseas on promises of employment and were later trafficked to the Myanmar border region, where they were subjected to coercion, physical abuse and forced cyber scam operations.
The matter was taken up through diplomatic channels, after which the Ministry of External Affairs, through the Embassy of India in Yangon and in coordination with concerned authorities, made sustained efforts to secure their release and repatriation.
‘The Ministry of External Affairs, through the Embassy of India in Yangon and in coordination with concerned authorities, undertook sustained efforts that led to the release of the affected Indians and their safe evacuation to New Delhi,’ the release said.
The rescued nationals arrived in New Delhi earlier in the day and are proceeding to their respective native places to reunite with their families.
Those repatriated include Ramu Gunnugukelli, Sai Kumar Kanakavala, Ajay Dubba, Jagadesh Sahu, Brahmaji Alugolu, Bhuvanesh Gandaboina, Dinesh Gandaboina, Dhanunjaya Rao Guvvala, Chinu Deepak Moradabudi, Sri Harsha Allu, Jayakrishna Chatala, G. Rama Krishna, S. A. Nazma Begum, Arunendra Mathi, Mastan Gagguturi, Jeswanth Kumar Reddy, Chaitanya Kumar Reddy Bandi, Joy Vignan Salagala, Vijay Kumar Isukapati, Sai Nikesh Devara, Ramesh Pallebona, Rakesh Manti, Tejaswasi Tunga, Sri Murali, B. Chinna Mallaiah, M. Suma Lakshmi and J. Sekhar Babu. (ANI)