Four persons arrested for trafficking Indians to fight alongside Russian military in Ukraine war
The CBI on Tuesday said that it had uncovered an international human trafficking network that lured Indian youths with the promise of lucrative jobs in Russia.
Four persons have been arrested so far in a case related to the trafficking of Indian nationals to fight alongside the Russian military in the country’s war on Ukraine, the Central Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.
Two men, identified as Arun and Yesudas Junior from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district, were arrested on Tuesday based on a case registered on March 6. On April 24, Nijil Jobi Bensam from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and Anthony Michael Elangovan from Mumbai were arrested and sent to judicial custody.
Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, triggering the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II.
In February, media reports claimed that several Indians hired as “army security helpers” in Russia had instead been forced to fight alongside the Russian military. Nearly 100 Indians have been recruited by the Russian military over the past year, The Hindu reported on February 20.
On March 6, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a first information report after news emerged of two Indians – one from Gujarat and one from Telangana – having been killed on the frontlines of the war.
On Tuesday, the central agency said that it had “busted a major human trafficking network running across the country targeting gullible youths on the promise of offering lucrative jobs abroad”.
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