Forced to fight for Russia. Last week it was known that Mohammad Afzal Khan of Telangana has died. His family has appealed to the Indian Embassy in Moscow to verify the news of his death. Apart from this, they also approached Foreign Minister S Jaishankar.
It is learned that the family of 43-year-old Afzal received a voice message last week. That message was sent by Shirshu Ashok. He himself was confused and joined the Russian army. It is said in that message that Afzal died near the Russia-Ukraine border a week ago. And then the worried family tries to find out the truth of the news.
The family of Afzal, a resident of Banswara in Kamareddy district of Telangana, has requested the Ministry of External Affairs to contact the Russian authorities to ascertain whether the news is true. And if death is confirmed, arrangements should be made to identify the body and bring it back to the country. Besides, they also called for urgent action to ensure the safe return of the other three persons.
It was reported earlier this month that 55 Indians are still working for the Russian army. New Delhi has appealed to Moscow to return them to their country quickly. Recently in the meeting of the Russian-Indian Consultative Committee, New Delhi highlighted the issue strongly. An Indian government source said that 140 Indian nationals have been repatriated so far. However, 55 Indian-Russians are still serving in the army. We are in contact with the Russian authorities to find out where they are and what their condition is. Strict action has been taken against the unscrupulous brokers through whom they went to Russia. Not only that, India has requested Moscow to take strict action against dishonest brokers. Last month, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri gave a statistic. There, he said, out of 227 Indians recruited in the Russian armed forces, 139 have been released. 51 people died.