A day after conducting searches at around 15 places in seven cities across India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found that various agents, including three based in Russia, allegedly duped Indian students on the pretext of getting admission to dubious private universities in Russia by making lucrative offers like free or discounted visa extensions and a discount on fees. However, after reaching Russia, the passports of these Indians were taken by the agents in Russia and they were forced by Russia to fight the Ukraine war against their will, the CBI has learnt.
The raids were carried out on Thursday in Delhi, Mumbai, Ambala, Chandigarh, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai.
The CBI has also found that one of the agencies based in Delhi allegedly sent around 180 people to Russia, mostly on student visas. The investigation team is now probing how all these people were sent to Russia and the role of embassy employees, a source said.
In its first information report (
