New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- According to the Indian Express report, Sahil Majothi's family received two video messages, one in English and one in Hindi, on Sunday night. They reportedly claimed that the videos were shared by 'Ukrainian authorities'.

In one of the videos, Sahil said that he was stuck in Ukraine as a war criminal. "...I am hopeless, I don't know what will happen in future."

Sahil appealed for help: "I appeal to the Indian government, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar (Minister of External Affairs), if possible, please help. That's all."

He also warned Indian citizens planning to go to Russia for higher studies or work - "be careful because there are so many scammers here. You may be trapped in criminal cases, na...