HYDERABAD: Telangana police have decided to shift its approach and widen the scope of investigation into cybercrime networks operating in Southeast Asia. Now, they will not only target agents who trafficked Indians to cyber fraud camps in countries such as Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar, but will also examine the role of those who returned after allegedly working in these operations.On Thursday, a suo motu case was registered at the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau Police Station against an unknown accused, following a complaint by head constable G Balachander.
The move comes after the Bureau of Immigration informed the police on Thursday morning about deportation of two individuals – Athar Khan and Boya Jithender – who returned from cyber fraud camps in Myanmar and Laos.“Those who are wilfully working in the cybercrime dens of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar will be questioned, and action will be taken as per law,” Cyber Security Bureau director general Shikha Goel told TOI.“Some are hiding under the guise of being victims of cyber slavery. There is an opportunity for them to return, but they stay there with connivance, send money home, and later claim to be victims. We will not take their version at face value – we will examine their role.” According to the police, Athar Khan travelled to Bangkok in Oct 2024 and proceeded to Myanmar, where he allegedly worked in a Chinese-run cyber fraud camp named Star Link. The FIR states, “This company trains its captive employees in methods to cheat Indian victims, imposes monthly cyber fraud targets, and punishes failures with fines and third-degree methods.”Boya Jithender, meanwhile, was lured by an agent and flew to Bangkok in November 2024. He later ended up in a camp in the Golden Triangle SEZ, operated by Chinese nationals. Unable to meet targets to cheat people, he approached Indian Embassy and was deported back to India on July 14, 2025.Police suspect both men knowingly worked for these syndicates on a salary basis for over eight months and may have transferred their earnings to relatives through informal channels. “It is requested to thoroughly probe this case, examine the voluntary involvement of the above-mentioned individuals in committing cyber frauds, and take appropriate action against the agents who sent them abroad under the guise of data entry jobs,” the complaint states.
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