CBI Arrests Alleged Kingpin of Transnational “Cyber Slavery” Network in Mumbai
MUMBAI, March 26, 2026 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made a significant breakthrough in dismantling an international human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan, alias Krish.
A resident of Mumbai, Ramakrishnan is accused of being a central “kingpin” in a transnational network that trafficked unsuspecting Indian citizens to notorious cyber scam compounds in Myanmar, including the infamous KK Park in the Myawaddy region.
Following his arrest upon returning to India, the CBI conducted extensive searches at his residence, resulting in the seizure of incriminating digital evidence that links his operations to trafficking networks across both Myanmar and Cambodia.
The investigation revealed a sophisticated modus operandi where victims were lured from India with the promise of lucrative job opportunities in Thailand. According to the CBI, trafficked individuals were initially transported from Delhi to Bangkok, only to be clandestinely diverted across the border into Myanmar.
Once at these scam facilities, victims were subjected to wrongful confinement, mental and physical abuse, and severe movement restrictions.
Under coercion, they were forced to execute various global cyber frauds, including “digital arrest” scams, romance frauds, and fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes targeting victims in India and abroad.
This high-profile arrest follows the successful escape and repatriation of several Indian nationals throughout 2025. Detailed interviews with these survivors provided the CBI with the intelligence necessary to identify the key facilitators behind the exploitation.
The Bureau emphasized its steadfast commitment to protecting Indian citizens from such organized criminal syndicates and is currently working to identify other accomplices, including foreign nationals involved in the network.
The CBI’s ongoing investigation aims to uncover the full scale of these “cyber slavery” operations to ensure.