Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has urged the Indian embassy in Russia to repatriate a man from Hyderabad who was forced to join the war with Ukraine.

In a letter to the Indian embassy in Moscow, the Hyderabad MP said, "Mohammed Ahmed, a resident of Hyderabad and an Indian Passport holder, went to Russia for a job. Upon reaching, Ahmed was forcibly taken to a remote area by the Russian Army. He received weapon training and was sent to the border. I request you to consider the matter and issue orders for the repatriation."

In response, the counsellor of the Indian embassy in Moscow, Tadu Mamu, said, "The embassy has shared details of Mr Ahmed with the Russian authorities and sought ...