Promised Good Jobs, At Least 10 Indians Duped Into Fighting Russia’s War

Bengaluru/Lucknow:

Despatched to Russia on the pretext of getting good salaries as safety guards or labourers, no less than 10 younger males from numerous elements of India at the moment are being compelled to danger their lives and struggle a warfare for a rustic they owe no allegiance to. Not solely have been the boys duped by way of the job that they have been signing up for, however the agent who despatched them to Russia additionally managed to extract Rs 3 lakh from every of them.

The lads – who’re believed to be combating Ukraine as a part of the mercenary organisation, Wagner Group – and their households have now appealed to the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) to assist them return to India. An identical attraction has been made by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi and a Karnataka minister has stated the state authorities will speak to the MEA about getting the boys again.

Members of the family of the children stated on Thursday that certainly one of them, Syed Ilyas from Hyderabad, had despatched a video from Russia telling his dad and mom that he and a number of other others had been cheated by the agent. Within the video, Mr Ilyas stated he had not signed as much as struggle the warfare and pleaded together with his household to be introduced again to India. 

The daddy of one of many younger males stated no less than 10-12 Indians – from Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and different states – have been duped this fashion and certainly one of them, who’s from Kashmir, was injured after he suffered a bullet damage to his leg. 

“My son, Abdul Naeem, and three of his mates used to work in Dubai. They obtained in contact with an agent known as Baba who promised them high-paying safety jobs in Russia and took Rs 3 lakh every from them. They have been introduced again to India after which despatched to Russia on December 16. They have been advised to signal an settlement in Russian, however they refused, and relented solely when the agent advised them it was secure and about their safety guard jobs,” Mr Naeem’s father stated in Hindi. 

“At the least 10-12 younger males have been duped this fashion. My son and all of the others wish to come again. We’ve got no complaints with the Russian authorities or their military, we’re requesting them to ship our sons again. We’re additionally interesting to the Indian authorities to make sure their secure return,” he stated.

The daddy added that he’s in contact together with his son, who’s now being stored aside from his three mates. “They’re being taken in planes to locations far-off. A person from Kashmir has additionally suffered a bullet damage to his leg,” he stated. 

Injured Throughout Preventing

A household from Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh can also be present process the same ordeal after being cheated by the identical agent. A younger man was taken to Russia and promised a job as a labourer, however ended up combating the Ukrainian military for over two months. He has lastly managed to contact his household from a hospital after he was injured within the combating. 

Requesting anonymity, the person’s father stated the agent, Baba, ran a YouTube channel known as ‘Baba Vlogs’ and cheated folks by promising them high-paying jobs in Russia. After the person was provided a job as a helper, the household took a mortgage to pay a sum of Rs 3 lakh that was demanded by the agent.

“My son was taken to Moscow on November 11, 2023, together with two younger males from Hyderabad and Jammu and Kashmir. He was requested to enroll to struggle the warfare and, when he refused, his passport and visa have been taken away and he was made to signal an settlement in Russian,” the daddy stated. 

“We did not hear from him for over two months after which he known as to say he has been injured. We have not been in a position to get in contact with him since. I’m begging the central authorities to get him again. I had taken a mortgage of Rs 3 lakh to ship him to Russia,” he stated, including that he has additionally despatched a letter to the police in Kasganj. 

‘Will Speak To MEA’

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge stated, “The district administration has alerted the state authorities and the MEA. We’ll speak to the MEA and do our greatest to carry again the younger males. Not solely the boys from Karnataka, however everybody who has been duped into waging this warfare.”

On Wednesday, Mr Owaisi stated he had written to Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishnakar and sought his assist in getting the younger males again to India. The MP has stated no less than a dozen Indians, together with three from Telangana, had been duped by the agent and compelled to participate within the warfare.