An Indian who was duped into becoming a member of Russia’s conflict in opposition to Ukraine has been killed. In a put up on X on Wednesday, the Indian Embassy in Russia confirmed the demise of Mohammed Asfan from Hyderabad, however has not said the trigger or talked about what he was doing within the nation.
”We’ve got learnt concerning the tragic demise of an Indian nationwide Shri Mohammed Asfan. We’re in contact with the household and Russian authorities. Mission will make efforts to ship his mortal stays to India,” the embassy stated within the put up.
We’ve got learnt concerning the tragic demise of an Indian nationwide Shri Mohammed Asfan. We’re in contact with the household and Russian authorities. Mission will make efforts to ship his mortal stays to India.@MEAIndia
— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) March 6, 2024
The household of Afsan, who’s amongst practically two dozen Indians who had been taken to Russia on the pretext of being given high-paying jobs, stated they had been knowledgeable about his demise by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
Mr Owaisi was among the many first to spotlight the problem final month. On February 21, the AIMIM chief had stated he had written to Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar about males from states like Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh who had been cheated on this method and had been pressured to participate within the conflict.
On February 29, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs had stated that not less than 20 Indians trapped in Russia had contacted Indian authorities and that the federal government was doing its finest to carry them again.
Many of the males who had been trapped in Russia had been cheated by a Dubai-based agent, Faisal Khan, who runs a YouTube channel ’Baba Vlogs’.