197 Indian nationals have been repatriated to India from Mae Sot, Thailand by two particular flights operated by the Indian Air Drive (IAF), Embassy of India in Thailand mentioned. Photograph:
Persevering with with its operations to repatriate Indian nationals who have been employed within the cyber rip-off facilities of southern Myanmar, the Indian Air Drive (IAF) on Monday (November 10, 2025) evacuated 197 Indian nationals from Thailand’s Mae Sot.
The Indian embassy in Thailand mentioned Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul got here to Mae Sot to supervise the operation.
“Either side reaffirmed their steadfast dedication to combating transnational crimes together with cyber scams and human trafficking within the area, and to boost cooperation among the many related businesses in each nations for this goal,” mentioned the Indian embassy in a press release after Indian Ambassador to Thailand, Nagesh Singh, met with Prime Minister Charnvirakul in Mae Sot.
On November 6, the IAF evacuated 270 nationals who have been working in Myanmar’s Myawaddy and had crossed into Mae Sot after the Myanmar navy cracked down on the unlawful rip-off centres. Myanmar navy had began operation in Myawaddy in the course of the second fortnight of October forcing staff within the rip-off facilities belonging to a number of nationalities to cross into Thailand the place they have been detained for getting into with out legitimate paperwork.
“Embassy of India, Bangkok and Consulate of India in Chiang Mai, in shut coordination with numerous businesses of the Royal Thai Authorities, facilitated this repatriation. That is a part of Authorities of India’s sustained efforts to make sure security and safety of Indian nationals whereas in misery abroad,” mentioned the Indian embassy in Bangkok in a press release.
Mr. Charnvirakul had expressed his authorities’s willpower to stem the cyber fraud facilities of Myanmar which can be threatening Thailand’s financial prospects whereas concentrating on hundreds of innocents the world over. Authorities right here had earlier informed The Hindu that the Indian nationals who’re being airlifted wouldn’t be allowed to go dwelling with out investigation and that they’d be subjected to detailed questioning to search out out the sort of actions they have been finishing up within the cyber hubs of Myawaddy.
On October 29, Mr. Charnvirakul had introduced that round 500 Indian nationals who had entered Thailand from Myanmar could be airlifted by the Authorities of India. These people have been employed in KK Cybercrime hub in Myawaddy which is understood to have conned hundreds of harmless on-line victims the world over, together with many in India.
The Indian embassy in Bangkok additional emphasised that Indian nationals ought to “confirm the credentials of overseas employers and test the antecedents of recruiting brokers earlier than taking over job affords abroad” and reminded that visa-free entry for Indian passport holders is allowed for “tourism and quick enterprise functions solely” and never meant for employment.
Printed – November 11, 2025 02:36 am IST