A flight carrying at least 110 Indian students, who were evacuated from Iran, will reach Delhi on Wednesday night. The 110 students, including 90 from Kashmir, were safely evacuated to Armenia earlier.
One of the rescued students, Tamheed Mughal, told News18 that while they do not have all the information, 110 of them were in Armenia and will be landing in Delhi. The student thanked the Indian government for its prompt evacuation efforts.
“We are very thankful to the Indian government,” Tamheed told the media in an exclusive conversation. “Our university advised us to return. Right now, we are on our way back to India. Around 110 of us are returning to India. We will be landing in Delhi… We don’t have much more information at this point,” the student said.
More than 4,000 Indian nationals reside in Iran, with approximately half being students. A significant portion of these students hail from Jammu and Kashmir, pursuing medical and other professional courses. According to Nasir Khuhami, president of the Jammu and Kashmir students’ association, most of these students are enrolled at Urmia Medical University.
The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said in a statement that the Indian embassy remains in touch with the student community with a view to extend all feasible assistance. “Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city for reasons of safety, through arrangements made by the Embassy,” it said on Tuesday (June 17).
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