Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- Amidst the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, some Indians hailing from various parts of the country, including Telangana, have been fraudulently recruited to fight along with the Russian army in the warzone.

Among them, many were based in the Gulf from where they came into contact with some Indian social media influencers who lured them by offering attractive salaries and promised them as non-combatant roles.

Mohammed Sufiyan, a native of Narayanapeat district in Telangana, was earning a monthly salary of 1500 Dirhams (an equivalent of approximately Rs 33,000) in Dubai. He was lured by agents by offering him USD 3600 a month.

He, along with his other three colleagues from neighbouring Karnataka, who were working togeth...