Published on : 03 Nov 2025, 11:11 am 2 min read
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Central government to take serious steps to bring back a 22-year-old Indian student named Sahil Majothi, who was detained by the Ukrainian forces on allegations that he fought for Russia in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war [ Hasinaben Samsudinbhai Majothi vs Union Of India & Anr ].
According to reports , Majothi claims that he was forced to join the Russian army to avoid imprisonment in a false drug case.
His mother has now sought the Delhi High Court's intervention in the matter to issue directions that could aid the return of her son to India.
Justice Sachin Datta today remarked that the Majothi must have been forced to join the Russian army and that the Indian government must try t

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