16 Indians ‘enslaved’ at Myanmar–Thailand border: Asaduddin Owaisi urges EAM Jaishankar to intervene urgently
Asaduddin Owaisi raises alarm over the plight of 16 Indian nationals, including three from Hyderabad, allegedly enslaved after being promised jobs in Thailand. He calls for immediate intervention from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to rescue them from forced labor and dire conditions.
AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi has sought urgent intervention of Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with regard to at least 16 Indians who have been, according to gim, enslaved at Myanmar-Thailand border.
These Indian nationals, including three from Hyderabad, were taken to Thailand on the pretext of offering them jobs, the parliamentarian said.
“I have received a distressing message: at least 16 Indian nationals, including three from Hyderabad, were promised jobs in Thailand but taken to the Myanmar-Thailand border and enslaved,” Owaisi, the Hyderabad MP said in a post on X,
They, Owaisi said, are forced to work 18-20 hours daily, physically punished, and deprived of passports, phones, and medical facilities.
The Myanmar–Thailand border is a 2,416 km long, complex frontier running from Laos to the Andaman Sea, defined by rivers and mountains, crucial for trade but also marked by smuggling, ethnic conflict, and refugee flows
“Dr S Jaishankar, kindly intervene urgently to ensure the rescue of all Indians,” Owais said adding that the distress message came from Mir Sajjad Ali, a resident of Osman Nagar, Hyderabad, currently 'incarcerated' at the Myanmar-Thailand border. Two others with him are from Maula Ali and Banjara Hills, Owaisi said.