The Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday that it has rescued and repatriated about 250 Indians who were “forced to undertake illegal cyber work” in Cambodia. Of these, 75 persons were repatriated in the last three months.
A report in The Indian Express on Friday had claimed that there are at least 5,000 Indians who have been “forced into cyber-slavery in Cambodia” by fraudsters.
“We have seen media reports on Indian nationals stuck in Cambodia,” said Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. “Our Embassy in Cambodia has been promptly responding to complaints from Indian nationals who were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work.”
Jaiswal said that the ministry remains “committed to helping all those Indian nationals in Cambodia who seek our support”.
“We are also working with Cambodian authorities and with agencies in India to crack down on those responsible for these fraudulent schemes,” Jaiswal added, without specifying any estimate on the likely number of Indians who are still trapped in the Southeast Asian country.
Our response to media queries regarding Indians stuck in Cambodia:https://t.co/xT8Mr78KcF pic.twitter.com/Jede90nfCO
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) March 30, 2024
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