An Amritsar family has sought government help after Heera Singh, who travelled to Moscow on a student visa, went missing following alleged recruitment into the Russian military.
The suspected fraud was unearthed by Russia's Investigative Committee while probing a decorated officer, Lieutenant Colonel Konstantin Frolov, also known as 'Executioner'.
A Gujarat student detained in Ukraine alleges he was coerced into joining the Russian Army after false drug charges, prompting India to raise the issue diplomatically.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday issued an advisory, urging citizens to stay away from any offers to join the Russian Army, warning that such a course is “fraught with dangers.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said that the Russian army is "not preparing to end the war" in Ukraine and is instead making movements that indicate preparations for new military operations.
India is holding regular talks with the Russian authorities for the discharge of nearly 50 Indian nationals who were tricked into fighting for the Russian Army in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday.
He said there are reasons to suggest that the Indian nationals recruited in the Russian Army on false promises were misled, adding that the issue is taken by the government very seriously.
Russia on Wednesday said it has established a mechanism of interaction with India for sending back Indian nationals currently serving in the Russian Army.
At a media briefing here on Friday, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said the PM will leave here on 8 July on a three-day visit to Russia and Austria. In Moscow, he will hold the 22nd Annual India-Russia Summit with President Putin.
''We have also told people not to venture into the war zone or get caught into situations which are difficult,'' he added.
