Overview
- The Ministry of External Affairs worked with Myanmar authorities through the Embassy in Yangon to secure the release and evacuation.
- The group had been lured by false overseas job offers before facing coercion, physical abuse, and forced work in cyber scam operations.
- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu sought urgent intervention from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in July 2025, prompting sustained diplomatic efforts.
- The rescued citizens arrived in New Delhi and are traveling to their native places to reunite with their families.
- Officials released the names of all 27 repatriated individuals, with no further details provided on next steps in the statements cited.