Explained: How Indians Were Duped Into Fighting For Russia In Ukraine War

Once they reached Russia, however, the victims' passports were taken and they were trained in combat roles before being deployed at the front.

India said on Tuesday that Moscow has agreed to begin discharging its citizens who were "misled" into serving in the Russian army following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin.

Here is a look at the problem and how the countries thrashed out a solution.

A human trafficking network extending from New Delhi to Tamil Nadu used social media platforms and local agents to lure people to Russia by offering them lucrative jobs or admission to what Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) called "dubious private universities".