All India Majlis-e-Ittihad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday asked the External Affair Minister S Jaishankar to bring back 12 persons who were taken to Russia on the pretext of jobs and have been posted as soldiers on Russia-Ukraine border.
“12 Indian youth were taken to Russia on the pretext of offering jobs as security guards. They were forcefully posted on the war front. Two of the youth are from Telangana, three from Karnataka, one from Gujarat, two from Kashmir and one from Uttar Pradesh. Families of the youth came to me with their grievances, after which I wrote a letter to the Foreign Minister and the Indian Ambassador to Russia.”
The three youngsters belonging to Hyderabad have been identified as Mohammed Afsan, Arbaab Hussain and Zahoor Ahmad.
Owaisi further said, “The agents who recruited the youth were identified as Faisal Khan who is based in Dubai. The other two, Sufiyan and Puja who are based in Mumbai, lured the youth and sent them to Russia.
Owaisi asks FM to bring back 12 Indians held on war front in Russia
Two Indian agents in Russia were identified as Ramesh and Moin. I request the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to negotiate with the Russian government for the safe return of the youth. There are videos showing that the youth were taken to the battle field and were fired at and one of the youth has also died. The pain that the families are experiencing is unimaginable.”
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