Several Indians inducted into Russian Army remain missing: Report
During PM Modi’s previous visit to Russia in July, the Moscow had promised the early release of all Indians from the country’s military.
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Several Indians who were illegally inducted into the Russian Army continue to remain missing, The Hindu reported on Sunday, citing communication from the Ministry of External Affairs and quoting family members of two of the missing men.
Among those missing is 27-year-old Zahoor Sheikh from Tangdhar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sheikh’s father, Mohammad Amin Sheikh, said that his son last spoke with the family on December 31.
“He said that he was going for training and would not be available for the next three months on phone,” Mohammad Amin Sheikh, a retired Inspector from the Public Health Department in Jammu and Kashmir, was quoted as saying by The Hindu.
He added: “But when we started getting news about the deaths of Indians in Russia in January, we got worried and called on his number. We could not reach him. We are yet to hear from him.”
Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, triggering the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II.
Around a hundred Indians were believed to have been forced to fight alongside the Russian army in its war. Dozens of them had sought the government’s help to return home.
At least eight Indians were killed in the conflict as of July, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had informed Parliament.
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