Gurugram: A young man’s dreams of a better life abroad, in Germany, ended in tragedy on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield. Family members say Karam Chand, a 24-year-old panchayat member from Janedpur village in Haryana’s Kaithal, was allegedly duped by an agent who sent him to Russia instead of Germany, and forced him to fight for Russia.

On 6 September, Karam Chand was killed in a blast on the frontlines. His mortal remains arrived at his village Saturday, 43 days after his death. His last rites were performed the same day.

Karam Chand is the second from Kaithal to have lost his life on the battlefront while fighting for the Russian Army in its war against Ukraine. Last year, Ravi Mator, a 24-year-old from Mator village of Kaithal district, died on the battlefront after he and five othe

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