Kathmandu, Dec. 10 -- seven Nepalis held in illegal scamming centres in Myanmar's Myawaddy region have been rescued and flown back to Kathmandu with the support of Thai and Myanmar authorities, the Nepali Embassy in Bangkok said on Wednesday.

The individuals-45 men and two women from 26 districts-had been forced to work in telecom fraud and gambling operations in Shwe Kokko and KK Park, areas notorious for criminal syndicates. They were brought home on Nepal Airlines flight RA402 on Wednesday.

According to the embassy, the rescued group includes five people from Jhapa; three each from Sindhupalchok, Udayapur, Rupandehi, Gorkha and Dhading; two each from Dang, Mahottari, Morang, Nawalparasi, Nuwakot, Syangja and Tanahun; and one each fro...