Arrest of a group in India on charges of recruiting for Russia

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, the Indian authorities arrested four people on the charge of “trafficking” the citizens of this country in order to fight For the Russian army in Ukraine, they were arrested.

The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation’s statement on Wednesday said that four men, including one who worked as a translator in Russia was working, they were arrested. This translator worked for a network facilitating the recruitment of Indian soldiers.

Last two months, the forces of this agency raided 13 places in India and detained several people for questioning. they arrested. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation announced at that time that it had found at least 35 samples of Indians who were being sent to Russia. which is trying to ensure the withdrawal of about 20 citizens of this country from the Russian army.

Several Indian conscripts told AFP in February that they were promised salaries before being sent to the war front.

The soldiers said they were promised non-combat roles, but before being sent to Ukraine, they were trained to use Kalashnikovs and Other weapons were given to them.

India is a long-time ally of Russia and has refused to condemn its invasion of Ukraine.

Despite the high economic growth of this country, the unemployment rate in India is still high, and a large number of people look for work abroad every year, including thousands of people who, after the lack of labor in the occupied territories due to the Gaza war, They were looking for work there.

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