War in Ukraine: India reveals the existence of human trafficking to the Russian army
After two years of war, Russia is looking to conscript soldiers around the world.
In Nepal in particular, but also as far as India, a country which says it has uncovered a “major human trafficking network” which lured young Indians to Russia, with the promise of a job, but for the sole purpose of , in fact, to force them to fight within the Russian army in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Moscow, February 23, 2024 (illustrative photo).
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A place at a private university, discounted visas or, above all, a well-paid job.
These tempting promises were enough to convince young men to pack their bags, leave their families and fly to Russia.
A trip that quickly turned into a nightmare.
Instead of finding a better life in Russia, these Indians are sent to the mud of the battlefields in Ukraine, forced to fight alongside Russian soldiers.
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The Indian nationals who were victims of this trafficking were trained for combat and deployed against their will
,” according to the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation, which says it has uncovered a major network of human traffickers.
Around 35 men were forcibly conscripted into the Russian army.
At least two Indian soldiers were killed in this war which is not theirs.
Indian investigators have arrested several suspects, notably in New Delhi and Mumbai.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has promised to bring the victims of this trafficking back to India as quickly as possible.
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