Ukraine war: Indians ‘duped’ by agents into fighting for Russia - BBC News

Their families have appealed to the Indian government for help getting them back home.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage caption, One man left for Moscow from Chennai for a job he thought was safeBy Imran Qureshi and Neyaz FarooqueeBBC NewsAt least a dozen Indians have been duped by agents into fighting for Russian forces in the country's war with Ukraine with reports saying one of them was killed in a missile strike.

Hemal Ashwinbhai from Gujarat state died in a missile attack last week, The Hindu newspaper reported over the weekend.

Hemal's father had told the BBC on 23 February that he spoke to his son three days ago. He said that he was posted 20-22km (12-13 miles) inside Ukraine's border and called him every few days when he got access to the mobile network.

The distraught families of the remaining men have now appealed to the federal government to get them back home.

The duped men, aged between 22 and 31 and hired as "helpers in the military establishment in Russia," were allegedly sent to the battlefield under the pretext of "training," according to their families.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68366861

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