New Delhi has responded to an Indian woman’s SOS call from Moscow, alleging her husband was detained by Russian police and was being pressured to join the Russian military.
Sources in the government said the Indian Embassy in Moscow was in touch with local authorities and working to secure the release of the Indian man, who, according to cops, was detained along with a friend for drinking in public and damaging public property.
In her appeal video, the woman identified her husband as Chandan Gupta, an engineer from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The response came after Sneha Gupta, who said she’s based in Moscow, shared a video on social media urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to intervene and help in securing her husband’s safe return. She said their family was in Moscow on her husband’s ‘highly qualified specialist’ visa, issued through his Noida-based company.
She appealed to the Indian government and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to immediately intervene in the matter to secure her husband’s safe release. “They are currently detained at the Baumanskaya police station, Moscow. The embassy has raised the matter with local authorities and requested their release.
Gupta said that Russian police arrested her husband around 12.30 pm on Sunday and that he was being held in jail despite, according to her, having committed no wrongdoing. In her emotional plea, the woman said the couple has a 10-year-old son and that the family has been left deeply distressed by the situation. Earlier this month, the Foreign Ministry said 227 Indian nationals have been recruited into the Russian armed forces, of whom 139 have been discharged while 51 have passed away.
Meanwhile, consular access has also been sought,” they said. The ministry said that India remains engaged with the Russian side to seek the early discharge and return of the remaining Indian nationals.
