The mortal remains of Samarjeet Singh arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Thursday and were subsequently brought to Ludhiana, where his family performed the last rites on Friday evening. ADVERTISEMENTCharanjit Singh, Samarjeet's father, blamed agents who lure youngsters with false job offers in Russia and then get them recruited into the Russian Army. Charanjit said he last spoke to his son in September, after which Samarjeet went missing. Charanjit, who runs a small grocery shop, revealed that his son went to Russia to support the family, and he had borrowed money to send him abroad. Charanjit further said that neither Russia nor the Indian and Punjab governments had reached out to the family regarding compensation.

Source: The Telegraph March 14, 2026 09:49 UTC