Bangkok/New Delhi, Nov 6 (UNI) At least 270 Indians, including women, who crossed over into Thailand after escaping from cyber-scam centres in Myanmar, are being repatriated to India on board two special Indian Air Force flights.

The Indian Embassy in Bangkok said the Consulate of India in Chiang Mai in close coordination with various agencies of the Royal Thai Government has facilitated repatriation of 270 Indian nationals, including 26 women, from Mae Sot, Thailand, to India by two special flights operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

These Indian nationals recently crossed into Thailand from Myawaddy, Myanmar where they were allegedly working in cyber scam-centres. They were detained by Thai authorities for violation of Thai immigration laws when they had entered the country illega

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