Overview
- The court directed the Ministry of External Affairs to take immediate steps, appoint a liaison officer with Ukrainian authorities, and seek consular access to the student.
- The Union government must file a status report within four weeks, with the next hearing scheduled for December 3.
- Government counsel told the court the man joined the Russian army voluntarily and later surrendered, a claim that contrasts with the mother's allegation of a false drug case and coercion.
- The Ukrainian military released a video in October identifying the Indian as a surrendering fighter and airing his statement that he signed a Russian army contract to avoid a prison term.
- Indian officials are verifying the video, and the embassy in Kyiv has not received formal communication from Ukrainian authorities.