Telangana man sent to Ukraine war zone after being promised gardening job in Russia
The family of Gonela Parsharamulu has appealed to the Centre and Telangana government to help trace him after losing contact.
A resident of Bollaram village in Vemulawada rural mandal, Gonela Parsharamulu, was allegedly recruited into the Russian Army and sent to the Ukraine war zone, according to The Times of India.
His wife, Sirisha, said Parsharamulu travelled to Russia in January after paying Rs 2.5 lakh to a recruitment agent based in Karimnagar for a gardening position.
Sirisha alleged that her husband was deceived regarding the nature of the work and was instead forced into military service.
The family lost contact with Parsharamulu on July 31 when his regular phone stopped working, and they have had no information regarding his condition since then.
Before communication ceased, Parsharamulu reportedly used another person's phone to send photographs of himself in a military uniform and informed his family that he had been fraudulently recruited.
Sirisha and her two children have approached Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay to request that the Ministry of External Affairs and Russian authorities help secure his return to India.
