CBI Arrests Mumbai Man Sunil Ramakrishnan For Trafficking Indians To Myanmar Cyber Scam Compounds
· Free Press Journal
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had last week arrested Mumbai resident Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan alias Krish, for his alleged involvement as a key kingpin in trafficking unsuspecting Indian citizens to cyber scam compounds in Myanmar, particularly in the Myawaddy region (notably KK Park). At least six victims who were lured by Krish with false promises of lucrative job opportunities and good salaries in Thailand had informed CBI about their ordeal and said that they were subjected to harsh conditions and lived under threats and abuse.
According to the CBI, information was received that a large number of unsuspecting individuals are being taken from India to scam compounds situateр in Myanmar. An organized syndicate is systematically engaged in transporting these individuals through fraudulent means, often luring them with false promises of lucrative job opportunities and good salaries in Thailand. In reality, the victims are diverted to Myanmar, where they are wrongfully confined within scam compounds. Inside these compounds, serious cybercrimes-including digital arrest scams, romance frauds, and investment scams-are perpetrated on a global scale including against Indians.
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The individuals brought to these compounds through deception are subjected to intimidation, wrongful confinement, and coercion, and are forced to participate in cybercriminal activities. These individuals are commonly referred to as "cyber slaves," and are subjected to harsh conditions and live under threats and abuse. The information also revealed that several Indian cyber slaves managed to escape from the scam compounds in Myanmar and reached Thailand. There, Thai authorities extended protection to them, and the Government of India subsequently facilitated their repatriation in March and November 2025.
Indian Embassy, Yangon had issued an advisory regarding online cyber scam rackets in Myanmar. On the basis of inputs shared by victims, the Indian Embassy also prepared a list of suspected agents, agencies and companies involved in luring Indian nationals with high salary jobs and then bringing them to various scam centres in Myanmar. The list contained the name of one such agent Sunil Ramakrishnan alias Krish.
One individual, Kulwinder Singh, informed the CBI that he was in touch with Sunil. Singh was in need of a job and facing financial hardships and had posted it on his Facebook. Through a WhatsApp call, Sunil offered him a convincing job opportunity in Thailand as a data entry operator with a salary offered 900-1200 dollar per month. As per advice, Singh visited Thailand on a tourist visa and his hotel booking and tickets were arranged by Sunil. He travelled from Delhi to Bangkok. From Bangkok he was transported by agents of Sunil to KK Park, Myawaddy, Myanmar.
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"Within the compound, Kulwinder Singh was subjected to strict surveillance and harsh regulations. He was allowed to use mobile phone only for two hours a day and movement outside campus was restricted. He was given dating app handles to impersonate women and target primarily male victims using scripted conversations for romance scams. Singh was kept under inhuman living conditions, suffered physical and mental abuse, and lived in constant fear and deprivation. Singh left Myanmar and reached India in March 2025. Information was also received that other victims Jackson Justin, Shahjahan Imam Shah, Nikhil Karooth Valappil, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammed Imtiyaz, were also lured with the promise of high paying jobs and taken to scam centres at Myanmar by Sunil. They were then forced to stay and work there in inhuman conditions. They were forced to target victims and carry out a scam from there," said the official.
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