Rohtak, Nov. 4 -- Families of 55 Indian youths reportedly stranded in the Russia-Ukraine war zone held a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Monday, urging the Union government to ensure their safe return to India.

The families said they have managed to gather information about 13 of the stranded youths - five each from Haryana and Rajasthan, two from Jammu, and one from Punjab. Two men from Haryana - Sonu Sheoran of Hisar's Madanheri village and Karam Chand of Kaithal - were confirmed dead in September; their bodies were brought home in October.

Jai Bhagwan Dangi, a social activist from Haryana who has been assisting the families, said they met Vidyuti Nath Pandey, personal assistant to External Affairs minister S Jaishankar. Pandey r...