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New Delhi:India is pressing hard with Russia for the early release of Indians stuck in Russia after being duped into fighting against Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Friday..
We are pressing very hard with the Russian authorities for early discharge of our people who are stuck there, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a weekly press briefing Friday...
Several Indian nationals were tricked into joining the Russian army by fraudulent travel agents on the promise of travelling to countries like Australia on tourist visas..
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after raids on travel agencies and visa consultancy firms in seven cities, is continuing its investigation into allegations that the companies tricked young Indians into going to the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war..
The MEA spokesperson also said that the mortal remains of two Indians who died fighting on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war will be repatriated to India by the end of this week...
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