Seven more Indian men forced to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine seek Centre’s help

A group of seven more Indians stranded in Russia amid the country’s war on Ukraine put out two videos this week seeking the government’s help in returning to India, reported The Hindu.

The seven Indians have been identified as Gagandeep Singh, 24, Lovepreet Singh, 24, Narain Singh, 22, Gurpreet Singh, 21, Gurpreet Singh, 23, Harsh Kumar, 20, and Abhishek Kumar, 21. While five of them are said to be from Punjab, the other two are from Haryana.

In the first video released on March 3, the men said that they arrived in Russia on tourist visas and were forced to join the Russian Army as helpers after police detained them for not carrying a “slip”.

According to the men, the police forced them to join the Russian Army or risk facing ten years imprisonment.