New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- An Indian student has reportedly become the first known national from the country to be detained amid the Ukraine war after he was allegedly coerced into joining Russian forces to avoid a prison sentence, The New York Post reported citing reports.

Sahil Majothi, 22, from Gujarat, was captured by Ukrainian troops and appeared in a viral video posted by Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade. In the video, Majothi claimed he joined the Russian army in exchange for freedom following an alleged framing in a drug case last April.

Majothi's mother, Hasina Majothi, told BBC News, The Post reported that her son was caught up in a situation where someone slipped drugs into a package he was delivering.

Majothi reportedly moved t...