India, Sept. 30 -- Families of four men from the erstwhile Nizamabad district have sought government help, alleging the men were deceived by agents and forced into the Russian military. The men are Bhookya Ravinder, 44, Sirshu Ashok, 44, Megavath Prakash, 40, and Mohammed Afzal Khan, 43.

According to the families, the men travelled to Russia after being promised jobs in the oil industry. ETV Bharat reports the promised work was gardening, mechanical work and manual labour. The families allege the men ended up at Russian military facilities and were forced to undergo military training. Deccan Chronicle reports that after their salaries were withheld, they were allegedly induced to join the military and deployed to the war zone after train...