Jammu, Feb. 22 -- Manjinder Singh, 24, travelled to Russia on a student visa with hopes of higher education and supporting his family. He returned to his family, however, months later in a coffin, with his family alleging he was lured into joining the Russian Army under false promises.
Singh had travelled to Russia in December 2024 to build a better life but his death in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has plunged his loved ones in a forward hamlet in the R S Pura sector in Jammu into grief.
They said if there were better opportunities in the country young people could be prevented from such overseas recruitment and urged the government to bring back Indian nationals who have fallen prey to such schemes.
According to his family, he spent sev...