Overview
- Two Indian Air Force transport flights brought home 270 citizens, including 26 women, from Mae Sot after they fled the KK Park compound near Myawaddy.
- Thai authorities had detained the group for illegal entry before facilitating their transfer in coordination with Indian diplomats.
- Further flights are planned to repatriate remaining Indian nationals who crossed into Thailand after the October crackdown.
- The raid on KK Park drove more than 1,500 people from 28 countries into Mae Sot, with roughly 465 identified as Indian passport holders.
- Independent reports say scam operations persist around Myawaddy, as UNODC estimates such centers generate nearly $40 billion in annual profits.