Written by Ritu SharmaAhmedabad | October 11, 2025 02:24 AM IST 2 min readThe single mother has also appealed to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel through an application submitted on Thursday at his office in Gandhinagar, seeking her only child's safe return homeANXIOUSLY WAITING for news about her 22-year-old son, Hasina Majothi goes through the mail that she received from Sahil nearly three months ago, several times in a day since Tuesday, when the Ukrainian Army put out a video where he is purportedly heard saying he was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in a prison on drug-related charges.“I wanted to wish Sahil on his birthday, which was on September 30, but failed to reach out to him. The last email from him was in July-August. Even the lawyer we hired in Moscow said he was not able to contact him. So I sent my wishes to him which the lawyer assured would convey to Sahil whenever they meet next,” she told The Indian Express on Friday.The single mother has also appealed to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel through an application submitted on Thursday at his office in Gandhinagar, seeking her only child’s safe return home. “We only want our son to be back safe. The government should reach out to Ukraine. We will try to meet the CM,” Hasina said.Sahil moved to Russia to study computer engineering at a university in St Petersburg two years ago. He was recently captured by the Ukrainian armed forces, which revealed they had captured an Indian citizen who surrendered to them while fighting on the frontlines of the conflict in Russian uniform.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd