Last Updated:January 25, 2026, 17:27 IST The offer promised work for eight to ten hours a day at a modern call centre, and a monthly salary of nearly Rs 1 lakh. Mir’s family said he had not informed his parents about the job offer and told them he was travelling on holiday. (Representative image) A 23-year-old youth from Hyderabad was allegedly lured to Thailand with the promise of a well-paid job, only to be trafficked and forced to work at a cybercrime centre operating near the Thailand–Myanmar border. Mir Sajjad Ali, a resident of Kattal Guda in Hyderabad, travelled to Bangkok last November after being offered a role as a digital sales executive. The offer promised work for eight to ten hours a day at a modern call centre, a monthly salary of nearly Rs 1 lakh, and access to luxury accommodation, including a villa with a swimming pool. However, within two weeks of his arrival, Mir found himself confined in a cramped and overcrowded house linked to an online scam operation, Indian Express reported. …