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A Haryana youth who managed to return to India from Russia after being duped with a job offer recounted his horror that started the day he left India last year..
But then he was sent to Bangkok and from there to Russia where when the Russian army caught him as he had no legal immigration documents, they asked him to serve in the army or to face jail..
In an interview with the news agency ANI, Mukesh claimed there are 250-300 Indians in the Russian Army, all duped by fake job promises.a...
Recounting the ordeal and the 'donkey' route to Russia, Mukesh said he left India in September last year with a ticket to Bangkok while the agents told him he got a work permit in Germany..
The external affairs ministry said 20 Indian nationals serving with the Russian military approached the Indian mission in Moscow seeking help for discharge and several could come back to India after New Delhi pressed the issue with Moscow...
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