Gardener job to war: How Telangana man ended up in Russian Army

Hyderabad: A Telangana man ended up in the Russian Army after travelling to the country for a gardening job. His family is now seeking assistance from the government.

The man, identified as Gonela Parsharamulu, from Bollaram village in Vemulawada rural mandal, reportedly went to Russia in January after paying Rs 2.5 lakh to a recruitment agent from Karimnagar, reported The Times of India.

How Telangana man ended up in Russian Army

His wife, Sirisha, alleged that the agent had promised him employment as a gardener. However, later, he was recruited into the Russian military and deployed to the Ukraine war zone.

For over three months, the family has been unable to establish contact with him.

According to Sirisha, her husband used to contact the family regularly after reaching Russia. However, his mobile phone became unreachable on July 31.

Before communication stopped, Parsharamulu reportedly contacted his family using another person’s phone. He sent them photographs showing himself in a military uniform. He alleged that he had been deceived into joining the Russian Army.

Wife approaches Bandi Sanjay for assistance

Seeking help to trace her husband, Sirisha approached Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay.

In order to locate her husband, she urged the Union and Telangana governments to take up the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs and Russian authorities.

Similar cases

Gonela Parsharamulu’s case is not the first one. Earlier, Mohammed Afzal Khan, 43, a native of Banswada, left for Russia on February 15 after an agent promised him work in the oil industry.

However, after reaching Russia, he was allegedly posted on the Russia-Ukraine border with the army.

In another case, a 38-year-old man, Dommati Kishan, from Rajanna Sircilla’s Narayanpur village, was allegedly forced into joining the Russian Army and has been deployed in the Russia-Ukraine war zone.

Recently, a Hyderabad man identified as Mohammed Ahmed alleged that he was forcibly recruited into the Russian Army after being promised a construction job by a Mumbai-based consultancy.

Gonela Parsharamulu is an addition to the list of Telangana men duped into joining the Russian Army.

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