Relatives Ravi Moun, an Indian man killed in Russia after being forced to fight Ukraine, petitioned the government to bring his body back to his village in Haryana state.
Ravi Moun's family has contacted India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the past few months. They said the victim was tricked into traveling to Russia with promises of work or education but was then forcibly recruited into a soldier, officials at the ministry said.
It was reported that four other people had died allegedly related to illegal recruits for war.
Ravi Moun, 21, traveled to Russia in January after being contacted by an agent who promised him a job in the transportation sector, his relatives said.
However, when he got there, Ravi Moun was forced to go to war.
Moun's family last spoke to him on March 12 and has since tried to contact the government to ask for help in tracking him, they said.
"If he (Moun) knew he had to fight, he wouldn't leave. Why did he go to the place of death waiting?" said Sonu Mator, his cousin.
"We don't have the money to carry his own body," said Mator.
A letter from the Indian Embassy in Moscow last week informed Moun's relatives of his death without elaborating on the cause of his death, according to The Indian Express newspaper.
The Russian side has confirmed the death," wrote Gloria Dung Dung, the second secretary at the embassy.
Officials from India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to a request for a response from Reuters.
Moun's death comes days after Russia promised New Delhi, a deceived Indian citizen to join his army would be dismissed.
The Russian Embassy in India also said Russia was committed to finding a solution as early as possible'.
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India has arrested four people linked to the scam.
The South Asian nation refused to condemn Russia's war with Ukraine and instead called for peace through dialogue and diplomacy.
Sri Lanka and Nepal also said some of their citizens had been recruited illegally.
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