India, Oct. 9 -- Majoti Sahil Mohammed Hussein, a Gujarat resident who travelled to Russia for higher studies, enlisted in the Russian military to avoid a prison sentence in a drug-related case. He joined the Russian army to surrender the moment he got a chance at the Ukraine border.
The Gujarat police said on Wednesday that 22-year-old Hussein, who surrendered to the Ukrainian forces, was a resident of Morbi town in the State.
Hussein lived with his mother, who separated from his father two decades ago, and his maternal grandparents in Morbi, according to the local police. Citing a preliminary probe, Inspector General Ashok Kumar Yadav of the Rajkot Range said Hussein went to Russia for further studies several years ago.
"We also learnt...