Duped into fighting in the Ukraine War, Afsan from Hyderabad dies in Russia

Mohammed Afsan, a man from Hyderabad, is one of around twenty Indian men who have been coerced into participating in Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.

Hyderabad/New Delhi: An Indian citizen lost his life after being tricked into fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine. The Indian Embassy in Moscow announced Mohammed Asfan’s death on Wednesday in a post on X, but it did not provide an explanation or say what the Hyderabadi man was doing there.
“We have been informed of the untimely passing of Shri Mohammed Afsan, an Indian national. Both the family and the Russian authorities are in contact with us. The embassy stated in the statement that “the mission will make efforts to send his mortal remains to India.”
The family of Afsan, one of over twenty Indians abducted to Russia under the guise of high-paying work, said that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi notified them of his passing.
Last month, Mr. Owaisi was among the first to draw attention to the problem. The AIMIM leader claimed on February 21 that he had written to S Jaishankar, the Minister of External Affairs, concerning men from Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh who had been duped in this way and were compelled to fight in the conflict.
At least 20 Indians who were stranded in Russia had gotten in touch with Indian officials, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, which stated on February 29 that efforts were being made by the government to retrieve them.
Agent Faisal Khan, who operates the “Baba Vlogs” YouTube channel, is said to have deceived many of the guys who were imprisoned in Russia. Khan is located in Dubai. In one of his videos, Khan displayed seven passports and stated, “We are working with the Russian army and seven people have received work permits for the country.” The channel boasts over three lakh members.
Duped into fighting in the Ukraine War, a man from Hyderabad dies in Russia
Asaduddin Owaisi, the head of AIMIM, had highlighted the experiences of several men last month, including Afsan.

Hyderabad/New Delhi: An Indian who was duped into joining Russia’s war against Ukraine has been killed. In a post on X on Wednesday, the Indian Embassy in Moscow confirmed the death of Mohammed Asfan from Hyderabad, but has not stated the cause or mentioned what he was doing in the country.
“We have learnt about the tragic death of an Indian national Shri Mohammed Asfan. We are in touch with the family and Russian authorities. Mission will make efforts to send his mortal remains to India,” the embassy said in the post.

The family of Afsan, who is among nearly two dozen Indians who were taken to Russia on the pretext of being given high-paying jobs, said they were informed about his death by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

Mr Owaisi was among the first to highlight the issue last month. On February 21, the AIMIM leader had said he had written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar about men from states like Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh who were cheated in this manner and were forced to take part in the war.

On February 29, the Ministry of External Affairs had said that at least 20 Indians trapped in Russia had contacted Indian authorities and that the government was doing its best to bring them back.

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Many of the men who were trapped in Russia had allegedly been cheated by a Dubai-based agent, Faisal Khan, who runs a YouTube channel called ‘Baba Vlogs’. The channel has over 3 lakh subscribers and, in one of his videos, Khan had shown seven passports and said, “We are working with the Russian army and seven people have received work permits for the country.”

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The father of one of the young men, Abdul Naeem, had said last month that his son and three of his friends used to work in Dubai and had got in touch with Khan. The agent had promised them high-paying jobs as security guards in Russia and had taken ? 3 lakh each from them. They had been taken to Russia in December last year, and then pushed into the war after being tricked into signing some documents in Russian..

The Indian men, some of whom have been given basic weapons training, were allegedly posted in and around Ukrainian cities like Kharkiv, Donetsk and Mariupol. A man from Kashmir had also suffered a bullet injury to the leg. Accounts differ on whether they are fighting as part of the Russian Army or the mercenary organisation, Wagner Group.

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