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Gurugram, Gurugram police has arrested two men in Hisar for allegedly recruiting and trafficking Indian nationals to Myanmar to engage in cyber-fraud activities, reportedly helmed by people of Chinese origin, officials said on Monday. The arrested accused were identified as Sandeep (24), a resident of Harita village, and Mukul (26), of Mahaveer colony. They were reportedly among the batch of Indians who were among the repatriates rescued from cyber slavery in Myanmar on November 10. Police said the action against the duo was initiated after a complaint was lodged by a person whose brother was also among the individuals who returned to India from Myanmar. According to the complainant, the accused lured his brother with the promise of a job in Thailand. They sent his brother to Thailand, and then he was taken to Myanmar to commit cyber fraud. When the complainant’s brother refused to do the criminal activity, he was threatened with death. The accused also allegedly duped him of Rs 4 lakh. Following the complaint, an FIR was registered at the cybercrime police station, Manesar, on November 20, and both the accused were arrested in Hisar on Saturday. During questioning, Sandeep revealed that he travelled to Myanmar in December 2024 and Mukul in June 2025, where they met Chinese individuals and began engaging in cyber fraud. According to police, they both earned commission for recruiting youth from India by luring them with the promise of getting them jobs in Thailand. Sandeep would take them illegally from Thailand to Myanmar, then, after taking them there, he would push them into cyber fraud operations run by people of Chinese origin, a senior investigating officer said. “In return for this fraud, the accused used to receive a huge commission from their Chinese origin associates. We are questioning the accused after taking them on three days of police remand”, said Priyanshu Dewan, ACP cyber.
