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The mortal remains of a 28-year-old antheral from Punjab, who mislaid his beingness successful the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, person reached his location municipality Goraya, successful Jalandhar, aft a hold of implicit a year.
The man, Mandeep Kumar, was tricked by unscrupulous “travel agents” and aboriginal forced to articulation the Russian army. He died successful a drone onslaught portion warring against Ukraine, his elder member Jagdeep Kumar claimed connected Sunday (January 4, 2025).
Mr. Jagdeep Kumar, who precocious returned from Russia aft searching for his brother, said the latter’s mortal remains had been brought back. They were received astatine the Delhi airdrome connected Saturday (January 3).
He travelled to Russia doubly to find his member — successful February and October 2025 — returning from his 2nd travel connected December 8, aft spending astir 3 months successful Russia.
“I came to cognize astir the decease of my member 2 months back, aft my DNA samples fixed to the Russian authorities matched with 1 of the bodies," Mr. Jagdeep Kumar told PTI.
Mr. Jagdeep Kumar said Mandeep, on with 4 others, travelled to Armenia successful September 2023. From there, they were expected to spell to Italy. He was promised helium would beryllium sent to Italy for enactment but the “travel agents” took him to Russia instead, and coerced him to articulation the Russian army, helium claimed.
He spoke to his member for the past clip connected March 3, 2024, and the telephone lasted 17-20 seconds, Mr. Jagdeep Kumar said. During the conversation, Mandeep asked to beryllium rescued from Russia.
Mandeep had a congenital defect successful his leg, and contempt this, helium was made to articulation the service and sent to the warfare zone, according to Mr. Jagdeep Kumar, who demanded enactment against the “travel agents” for duping his member and forcing him to articulation the Russian army.
He besides appealed to the Union Government to instrumentality due steps to forestall the recruitment of Indians successful the Russian army.
After returning from Russia successful December 2025, Mr. Jagdeep Kumar claimed that 10 Indians recruited into the Russian service had died successful the warfare against Ukraine.
Of these, 3 belonged to Punjab and 7 to Uttar Pradesh, and Jammu, helium said.
In September 2025, India demanded that Russia extremity its signifier of recruiting Indian nationals arsenic enactment unit successful its military. New Delhi besides demanded the merchandise of each the Indians presently serving successful the Russian equipped forces, pursuing reports of caller recruitment of Indians by the Russian military. India has besides cautioned its nationals against taking up offers to articulation the Russian subject successful presumption of the inherent "risks and dangers" involved.
