On July 19, the Indian Embassy in Myanmar announced that 11 Indian nationals who were trapped in online fraud gangs were freed from Shwe Kukkol New Town, Mya Oti Township, Karen State, on the Thai-Myanmar border.
They were released with the help of Burmese authorities and local residents, and they are working on repatriation and repatriation of those freed to India.
Shwe Kokkol new city area is online gambling businesses, human trafficking, It is also a place of international attention due to cross-border crimes, including people being locked up and tortured in money laundering gangs.
The Border Guard Force (BGF), which controls the area, has issued a warning to foreigners working in online money laundering gangs to leave within six months from May 1 to October 31.
However, local people said that the online fraud business is still operating today.