Udaipur Man Alleges Captivity and Forced Cyber Scam Ordeal in Myanmar

UdaipurTimes, Oct 8, 2026 - Mahendra Singh Rathore (32), a resident of Bansda Kheroda, has alleged a cyber-scam network in Myanmar of which he was made a victim.

According to Mahendra, he was promised a job at a chocolate company in Thailand through a contact made in Dubai. He was first contacted on August 29 after which he was called to Mumbai. On August 30, he was sent to Chennai, where a young man Rahul allegedly met him outside the airport. Mahendra claims he was asked to make an online payment of Rs 30,000 initially and Rs 54,000 later. He was then sent to Bangkok and then clandestinely taken by car to a location approximately 200 kms away. During the journey, the vehicles were changed around 10 to 12 times. He says that Bengaluru resident Kartik Sundaram and a young woman named Lavanya were travelling with him.

Mahendra alleges that near the Thailand border, he was made to cross a river by boat and taken into Myanmar. Around two days later, he was moved to a centre located in a forest where he was handed over to a Chinese company and kept there for around 50 days.

According to Mahendra, he was forced to carry out work related to cyber scams at gunpoint. He says that when his family began posting about his situation on social media, the people holding him initially demanded Rs 6 lakh in exchange for his release which they later increased to Rs 12 lakh amid death threats. His family transferred Rs 12 lakh to the bank accounts provided by the alleged captors, he adds.

Mahendra says that following the payment, on September 21 he was dropped off at a bus stop. He managed to contact his brother who arranged for his travel to Mumbai. On returning to India, he shared details with the police and intelligence agencies.

He claims that apart from Kartik, three people from Mumbai and one from Beawar are still trapped in Myanmar. Five or six other families who came into contact with him have also reported that their relatives are in Myanmar.

Mahendra says that now that he is free he wants to help those still trapped.