In a major crackdown on an alleged human trafficking and cyber slavery racket operating across Myanmar and Laos, the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar police have initiated the process of issuing Look Out Circulars (LOCs) against five Indian nationals who are currently residing abroad. The suspects are believed to be part of a network that lured Indian citizens with promises of high-paying jobs abroad and then forced them into online fraud operations under confinement.

The accused — Anil Yerayyashetty Polavaru alias Steve Anna alias Lokesh, Saikumar Mardana, Adnan Shaikh, Sameer Shaikh, and Sagar Mohite alias Alex alias Krish — are currently based in Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. Investigators said that two Chinese nationals — Leo and Chaisan — are allegedly running the cyber fraud call centres in Myanmar and Laos, and details about them will soon be shared with central enforcement agencies for coordinated international action.