Bengaluru: The Union Government on Wednesday repatriated 125 of its nationals from Thailand in a military transport aircraft, after they were released from scam centres in Myawaddy in Myanmar, according to the Indian Embassy in Bangkok.

With this, a total of 1,500 Indians released from scam centres in Myanmar have been repatriated through Thailand since March this year, it said.

The victims were flown to Delhi late Wednesday in two batches from Mae Sot, Thailand, after a coordinated rescue mission involving the Indian government, the Indian Air Force and the Army.

One of the survivors, a native of Karnataka, described the shocking conditions and torture they faced after being lured through fake job advertisements .

Speaking to ANI, the man said, “I had received a fake job advertis

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