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The wife of a Kanpur-based engineer has alleged that her husband was detained by police in Moscow and is being pressured to join the Russian military. She has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to help secure his safe return to India.

Sneha Chandan Gupta, who is currently in Moscow, made the allegations in a social media video. She said her husband, Chandan Gupta, was taken into custody by Moscow police at around 12.30 pm on Sunday.

कानपुर, यूपी के चंदन गुप्ता को कल रात रूस की पुलिस मॉस्को से उठाकर ले गई। चंदन वहां हाई क्वालीफाइड वीजा पर मॉस्को में रह रहे थे। पत्नी स्नेहा गुप्ता को आशंका है कि रूस की सरकार उन्हें जबरन आर्मी में भर्ती कर सकती है। https://t.co/t2kEuhLzEN pic.twitter.com/pOh7fEnH2D

— Sachin Gupta (@Sachingupta) September 7, 2026

According to Sneha, the couple is from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Chandan works as an engineer. She said he is employed by a company in Sector 62, Noida, and had travelled to Russia on a work visa for a professional assignment.

Wife Alleges Pressure To Join Russian Military

Sneha claimed that her husband had not done anything wrong but was still detained and taken to jail. She further alleged that after his detention, he was being pressured to join the Russian army.

She claimed that a shortage of personnel in the Russian military had resulted in efforts to recruit foreign nationals, including Indians, into its armed forces.

Sneha also alleged that her husband had been harassed around the time of Moscow Day, before his detention.

She has appealed to the Prime Minister and the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for immediate intervention and assistance in bringing her husband back safely.

There is, however, no independent confirmation so far of the circumstances of Chandan's detention, the allegations made by his wife, or whether any formal process has been initiated to recruit him into the Russian military.