‘Forced into Ukraine war’: SC asks Centre to respond to habeas corpus plea of 26 Indians stranded in Russia

The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to respond within a week to a habeas corpus petition concerning 26 Indian nationals allegedly stranded in Russia and forced into the Ukraine war. Families reported their relatives were lured with job promises, had passports seized, and were compelled to join military units. The court’s intervention seeks their safe return.