by In a statement late Tuesday govt said two Indian nationals recruited recently by Russian army had died in the conflict MEA, Indian embassy in Moscow have taken up the matter with Russian ambassador Denis Alipov in Delhi, with Russian authorities in Moscow for early release, return of Indian nationals with Russian army India also demanded a verified stop to further recruitment of Indian nationals by Russian army Just three days into his trip Tejpal had decided to join Russian army undergoing both theoretical, practical training He knew several people in Haryana, Punjab who had joined Russian army which influenced his decision Parminder saidDuring his twoweek theoretical training Tejpal maintained daily contact with his wife Once his practical arms training began he frequently shared photographs of his rigorous regimenHis last communication with Parminder was on March 3 when he informed her of his deployment to Tokmak a city in southcentral Ukraine, mentioned contact would be limited as they had to surrender their mobile phones upon arrival Concerned by the lack of communication Parminder reached out to his acquaintances in Gurdaspur On June 8 she sent a copy of Tejpals passport, her contact details to the Russian office
Published in The Times of India (Online) (12.06.2024)