One of the hundreds of Indian medical students from Israeli, who intensifies the Israeli strike across the country, “I woke up at 2:30 pm on Friday and woke up for the blasts and reached the basement. We had not slept since then.”
With explosions a few kilometers from the student hostels and apartments, fear is increasing – and therefore argues for the Government of India: empty us before too late.
Imtisal, a 22 -year -old third -year MBBS student at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, says more than 350 Indian students are currently nominated in their university alone.
“We are trapped inside our apartment basement. We listen to the blasts every night. One of the explosions was just 5 km away. We did not sleep in three days,” he told Annie on the phone. Originally from Handwara in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, he said that the university has suspended classes and students are avoiding agitation due to bombing.
Shahid Beheshti University attracts Indian citizens for its cheap and prestigious MBBS program.
In particular, three Iranian nuclear scientists who were killed in an Israeli attack in Iran, Shahid were professors at Beheshti University.
While the university administration has been in touch with the students, ANI said that they are now relying on most Indian embassy advice and safety instructions and coordination for the next stages.
Mohidin said, “We request the government of India to evacuate us before the situation deteriorates. The embassy has shared the helpline and is in touch, but we are frightened and need to go home.”
The Indian Embassy in Tehran asked all Indian citizens and individuals of Indian origin to stay indoors and monitor the official channels. “We request everyone in Iran to join the Telegram link given below to get updates on the situation from the embassy. Please note that this Telegram link is only for Indian citizens who are currently in Iran,” X is said in a post on X.
The embassy has also issued an emergency helpline for Indian citizens.
Faizan Nabi, a first year MBBS student at the Keraman University of Medical Sciences, said that although Karman is comparatively safe than Tehran, terror is spreading rapidly. He said, “We heard gunshots in our city today. My friends in Tehran are nervous. We were advised to store drinking water for 3-4 days. How bad it is.”
Faizan, a resident of Srinagar, said, “I am getting 10 calls a day from my parents. The Internet is so slow that I cannot send a WhatsApp message too quickly. We came here to become a doctor. Now we are just trying to survive.”
Midhat, a fourth year MBBS student at Iran University of Medical Science, said that the first night of the strike was the most frightening. A student of Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir said, “The explosions were not far away – just a few kilometers away. Everyone was nervous. My family keeps checking on me. We are constantly monitoring the news.”
While he said that the Indian embassy was in touch through WhatsApp, he said that his university had not given much support. “Most of us are afraid and living inside. We don’t know how long it will last,” he said.
Restricted with Iranian aircraft and no clear time when violence occurs, students now wait for one thing that they say that their families can get peace – a flight house. (AI)