Indian Embassy in Laos has said that it has successfully rescued and repatriated 13 Indians including seven Odiya workers from a wood factory in Attapeu province, and six Indian youth from Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, Bokeo province of Laos. In a social media post the Embassy said that so far, it has rescued 428 Indians from Lao PDR.  The Indian Embassy has also thanked Lao authorities for their cooperation. It has advised the Indian workers coming to Laos not to put their safety at risk by getting duped into fake or illegal job offers for cyber scams.