Bilaspur, A 21-year-old man from Chhattisgarh was allegedly detained in Russia and tortured to compel him to join the war, with local police writing to the Indian embassy citing the claim of his 17-year-old sister, who approached the Bilaspur district administration seeking help to bring him back.
Bilaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh said the police have received the girl’s complaint alleging that her brother was being detained in Russia. Local police are awaiting a response from the Indian embassy, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The family later noticed someone speaking in the background of the voice message. “He reached Russia on October 1 and sent a voice message to his family on October 6, saying that some people were taking him somewhere and that he would be busy. She emailed the Indian embassy on October 8, reporting her brother missing. Ashi further claimed that a person called the family from a Russian phone number on the night of October 10, saying Vinit has been implicated in a narcotics-related case and is being forced to join the war. The caller, who identified himself as Kishore, demanded ₹ 3.5 lakh and refused to provide legal documents concerning Vinit unless the family paid the money.
He also told them not to worry if they could not contact him,” she said. The family initially suspected it was a scam and stopped communicating with him, Ashi said.
