At least 20 Indian citizens are trapped on the front lines of the war in Ukraine after being tricked into travelling to Russia and then forced to join the army.
Relatives of some of those who have been sent to fight told The Telegraph that their loved ones had been lured to the United Arab Emirates by the promise of a job in Dubai, only to be transferred to Russia.
"Russian troops are forcing them to move into frontline areas where they face Ukrainian soldiers near the Black Sea on its southern border,” a relatives of one of the trapped Indians said.
"All the people held against their will in Russia are facing mental and physical torment. They are denied separate spaces for meals and using the washroom,” he added.
Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said that the Indian government is aware that around 20 people are stuck in Russia and they are doing their best to get them released as soon as possible.
“We have also told people not to venture in the war zone or get caught into situations which are difficult,” Mr Jaiswal said. “We are trying our best and we are in touch, regular touch with Russian authorities both here in New Delhi and also in Moscow and we are trying to do our best,” he said, adding that India was deeply committed to the “welfare of all Indians.”
Damn. I’d expect the Indian government to be at least a little pissed at Moscow for luring and forcing Indian citizens into the Russian military grinder. This sounds like they are trying to sweep it under the rug.
I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if this is some random private organization engaging in trafficking rather than the Russian state.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that private organization was Indian.
It doesn’t matter because they end up in the Russian military that is very much owned and run by the state.
Yeah, but it explains why India isn’t yelling at Russia over it.
That doesn’t make any sense at all. Is Russia not responsible for their army?
They are denied separate spaces for meals and using the washroom
That seems entirely too minor to mention compared with the possibility of getting killed in some maniac’s glory war.
But the Russian oil is so sweet so sweet…
And Modi is a piece of shit.
here in the poorer parts of asia, there are so many jobs that offer to fly you to work in Dubai or whatever. i always turn my head especially after what happened in Qatar. its almost never a good opportunity, your just being used as slaves for billionaire princes
@0x815 wow, at this point this is a literal criminal activity. These guys were smuggled to the frontline, basically.
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