New Delhi : Twenty-four-year-old Pradeep Vijay from Maharashtra believed he had landed a data entry job in Myanmar. Instead, he found himself trapped in a shady compound in Myawaddy, under the unrelenting watch of the Border Guard Forces, a pro-military militia, and forced to run fake crypto schemes for three years targetting Indian expatriates.

He endured beatings, psychological abuse, and unending work hours. His family eventually paid a ransom of ₹10 lakh to secure his release, but it was a Myanmar military raid that finally freed him along with others. And last week, he was on board one of the two Indian Air Force special planes that brought back 270 such Indians .

According to sources in the Indian security establishment, between January 2022 and May 2024, at least 29,466

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