According to sources within the STF, the victims were subsequently moved illegally from Bangkok, crossing jungles and rivers, to the K K Park area (Myawaddy) in Myanmar. There, they were held captive and forced to engage in high-pressure calling scams and other cyber-fraud activities.

The breakthrough came following a complaint filed by Mohammad Azam, a youth from Jaspur, at the Jaspur police station on Thursday. Sunil was arrested in connection with this specific case.

"It is that Sunil deceitfully sent Azam to Bangkok, effectively enslaving him to cyber criminals," SSP Bhullar explained. "Azam was promised a good life and a salary of 70,000 rupees. However, upon arrival at Bangkok airport, he was handed over to another individual and transported by boat through rivers and forests into Myanmar."

Once in Myanmar, Azam was handed over to the cyber criminals, where he was forced to participate in scam calls. Azam managed to contact his father via phone, recounting his ordeal. When the father approached agent Sunil demanding his son's return, Sunil demanded four lakh rupees for his release.

Against all odds, Azam managed to escape his captors on October 22. He reported his situation to Army personnel at the border, who promptly contacted the Indian Embassy, leading to the successful rescue of Azam and the other detained youths.

The STF team used information gathered from Azam and other sources to arrest the local facilitator, Sunil. Further investigation is underway to trace his contacts with the overseas cyber syndicate.