Hyderabad: Five families from Telangana have made an urgent appeal to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, alleging that their relatives, who travelled to Russia after paying lakhs of rupees for civilian jobs, were instead subjected to military training and pushed towards service linked to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The family allegedly spent around ₹2.3 lakh on recruitment and employment arrangements. He left Ramachandrapur on Feb 10 after being offered a helper’s job with a monthly salary of ₹40,000 under a two-year contract, according to his wife Rama. The family allegedly paid nearly ₹2.5 lakh to secure the opportunity. She said he later informed the family about an offer of ₹2 lakh a month connected with military service. The family also claims another ₹50,000 was paid in connection with army recruitment.
Please help me come back to India,” Kishan reportedly said. His father, Suppan Raju, said previous earnings from Qatar were insufficient to clear family debts, prompting Swamy to seek work in Russia. Swamy later underwent military training and informed the family that he was being moved towards the Ukraine border, according to his father. Vijay Krishna’s mother, Madhavi, said her son is the main support for the family and funds his younger brother’s education.
“There are many bombs falling here. It is very dangerous. Swamy’s family tells a similar story. Likewise, petitioner Mukkera Rajeswari described Rajkumar as the sole breadwinner of their household. Kanukaiah’s case follows a different trajectory. Rama claimed Kanukaiah went without salary for three months and later changed companies. he reportedly received military training instead Although he was expecting food-packing work.
Telangana govt NRI advisory committee vice-chairperson Mandha Bheem Reddy said, “Overseas labour trafficking can be prevented through sustained awareness and preventive measures.” The families’ pleas have already drawn political attention. Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind wrote to external affairs minister S Jaishankar seeking intervention on behalf of four of the men, excluding Kanukaiah. Last month, the Indian embassy informed petitioners that it had approached Russia’s defence ministry seeking the release of seven Indian nationals.