Of the 250, 75 have been rescued in simply the previous three months, the Ministry of External Affairs stated.

New Delhi:

Amid stories of a number of Indian nationals caught in Cambodia who have been lured with employment alternatives there however have been allegedly compelled to undertake unlawful cyber work, the MEA on Saturday stated it’s collaborating intently with the Cambodian authorities and about 250 Indians have been “rescued and repatriated”.

Of the 250, 75 have been rescued in simply the previous three months, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated in a press release.

“We have seen media reports on Indian nationals stuck in Cambodia. Our Embassy in Cambodia has been promptly responding to complaints from Indian nationals who were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work,” it stated.

“Collaborating closely with Cambodian authorities, it has rescued and repatriated about 250 Indians, of which 75 (were rescued) in just the last three months,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was quoted as saying within the assertion.

Several advisories have additionally been issued by the ministry and the Embassy of India in Cambodia to “our nationals about such scams”, the assertion stated.

The MEA stated that it issued the assertion in response to media queries.

“We remain committed to helping all those Indian nationals in Cambodia who seek our support. We are also working with Cambodian authorities and with agencies in India to crack down on those responsible for these fraudulent schemes,” Mr Jaiswal stated.

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