Indian agents linked to Myanmar cyber crime den join stir with victims; trapped include youth from Hyderabad & Sri Lanka; seek Centre's help
HYDERABAD: In a first, Indian agents have joined hands with their victims trapped in the notorious cyber crime hub at KK Park compound in Myanmar's Myawaddy district to send out an SOS, requesting rescue.
In an audio message to TOI, one of the victims from Telangana said: "On June 20, we staged a protest. Around 200 security men thrashed us. They took away phones of those who took videos and damaged them. Some people were put in dark rooms."
"We are a group of 70-80 people and want to come out (of the compound). Apart from Indians, including some from Hyderabad, there are Sri Lankans too. We had already complained to the embassy and are awaiting response.
Those who are working from Telangana are still luring people. They said it was data entry work, but once we entered the compound, we were forced into cyber crime," the victim added.
Among those who joined the protest was Rajashaker Shyam Rao, a native of Telangana, who is facing criminal cases in India for his alleged involvement in cyber fraud recruitment.
'Not received any fresh distress calls'
Sources in the Indian embassy in Myanmar stated that they have not received any fresh distress calls through official emergency channels.
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The embassy has not yet made a public statement regarding the new protest.
Earlier, the Karimnagar police had arrested one Hitesh Somaiah of Gujarat, who was accused of playing a key role in the Myanmar cyber fraud racket. He was apprehended and later produced before a court on a prisoner transit warrant in another case, Karimnagar police said.
The case was first filed on Feb 23 based on a complaint filed by Kokkirala Lakshma Reddy, whose son Kokkirala Madhukar Reddy, is one of the victims who was subsequently rescued.
Madhukar Reddy, 35, was sent illegally into KK2 Park compound where he and 100 other Indian youth were confined under armed watch. Inside the facility, they were coerced into cyber fraud operations targeting Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in the US. Also, their passports were seized, making escape impossible. Those who resisted were subjected to electric shocks, beatings, and death threats.
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