US EditionFrom Gujarat to prisoner of war in Ukraine: How Indian was forced to join Russian army
Sahil Mohammad Hussain, 23, was coerced into Russian military service after a drug conviction and now seeks Indian government help from Ukrainian custody, amid reports of 127 Indians in Russian forces.
- Sahil Mohamed Hussein Majothi, a 23-year-old man from Morbi, Gujarat, has requested assistance from Indian authorities for his release after being captured in Ukraine while allegedly fighting for Russia.
- Majothi, who initially came to Russia on a student visa, claims he was forced to join the military and falsely implicated in a narcotics case while seeking asylum.
- In video messages shared by Ukrainian authorities, Majothi warns Indian citizens about potential dangers and scams in Russia, stating that those coming for higher studies or work should be very careful.
- His mother has approached various authorities, including the Indian government and the Delhi High Court, to secure his return, claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned by Russian authorities.
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Gujarat man captured by Ukraine amid Russia’s war appeals to Indian government for release
A 23-year-old man from Gujarat’s Morbi, who had been arrested by Ukrainian authorities after allegedly being recruited by the Russian Army, has appealed to the Indian government for his release, reported The Indian Express on Monday.In October, the Ukrainian government said that it captured Sahil Mohamed Hussein Majothi who had been fighting alongside the Russian military during the ongoing conflict between the two countriesHe had travelled to S…
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The Gujarat man said he was sentenced to seven years in jail in Russia in a narcotics case, and misled by Russian police into signing a war contract in prison, calling it ‘the biggest mistake in my life’.
Gujarat man in ‘Ukraine captivity’ appeals to PM in video: ‘Please help’
The man, Sahil Mohamed Hussein Majothi, a resident of Morbi’s Kalika Plot area, grabbed headlines when a video clip was released by the Ukrainian authorities earlier in October in which he is seen surrendering to the Ukrainian authorities.
From Gujarat to prisoner of war in Ukraine: How Indian was forced to join Russian army
Twenty-three-year-old Sahil Mohammad Hussain from Gujarat’s Morbi, who has been taken into Ukrainian captivity, has released a new video in which he appeals for help to the Indian government and warns young people coming to Russia to be ‘careful’. The message comes after he was forced to join the Russian army to escape a drug charge and subsequently sent to the frontlines of the war
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