New Delhi, March 26 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan, a resident of Mumbai for his alleged involvement as a key kingpin in trafficking unsuspecting Indian citizens to cyber scam compounds in Myanmar, particularly in the Myawaddy region.

According to an official release of CBI, investigations have revealed the existence of organised transnational criminal syndicates that lure victims on the pretext of lucrative job opportunities in Thailand. The victims were initially transported from Delhi to Bangkok and thereafter clandestinely diverted to Myanmar, where they were forced to work in cyber scam centres.

At these facilities, victims were coerced into engaging in various cyber frauds, includin...