HYDERABAD: A 26-year-old TV technician from Hanumakonda has filed a complaint with the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), alleging that his brother-in-law trafficked him to Laos and sold him to an international cybercrime syndicate operating in the Golden Triangle.
The victim said his brother-in-law, who moved to Laos in December 2024, lured him with a promise of a data-entry job paying 6,000 yuan. Following his instructions, he secured a passport, paid ₹50,000 via UPI for tickets, and left for Bangkok on February 19, 2025, along with another jobseeker from Visakhapatnam.
From Bangkok, they were taken to Vientiane and later handed over to members of the K8 gang at the Boshang Building in the Golden Triangle. “They seized our passports, assaulted us with belts and electric prods, and forced us to create fake social media profiles using AI-generated images of women to lure victims into fraudulent investment apps,” the victim said. He later learned his brother-in-law was paid ₹1 lakh per recruit.
About 20 Indians were confined on one floor of the building and told to pay ₹2 lakh to recover their passports. The victim was paid only 3,500 yuan per month. In July, he and others alerted the Indian Embassy, prompting a joint raid by Laos, China, and Indian authorities on July 2, which freed the victims and recovered their documents. He returned to India on August 12.
Based on his complaint, Warangal police registered a case on August 30 under BNS sections 48 (abetment outside India), 143(1)(d) (trafficking), and 318(4) (cheating). Investigators said the main accused—his brother-in-law—has also returned to India and is being traced.
