As the tension between Israel and Iran escaped, Indian students stuck in Iran called India to evacuate them before the situation was getting worse. One of the hundreds of Indian Medicine students in Iran said, “We haven’t slept in three days,” since Israel has launched ballistic attacks against Iran on June 12.
Imtisal Mohidin told the press agency or, “I woke up on Friday at 2:30 in the morning to loud explosion and hurry to the basement. We haven’t slept since then.”
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The statement came when Israeli strikes intensified all over the country. Fear mounted as explosions were reported only a few kilometers from the student hostel and apartments, which forced the requests to the Indian government: “Evacuate us before the situation deteriorates”.
IMTISAL, 22 -year -old MBBS student at the third year at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, said more than 350 Indian students are currently registered only at its university. He comes from a handware in Jammu and Kashmir’s district buywar.
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“We got stuck in the basement of our apartment. We hear explosions every night. One of the explosions was just 5 km away. We didn’t sleep in three days,” he said on the phone. He said that the university suspended class and students avoid movement for bombing.
Shahid Beheshti University attracts Indian nationals for its affordable and renowned MBBS program.
In particular, three Iranian nuclear scientists who were killed in the attack of Israel in Iran were professors at Shahid Beheshti University.
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‘Frightened’
Meanwhile, Faizan Nabi, a first MBBS student at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, said that although Kerman is quite safer than Tehran, panic is spreading rapidly.
“We have heard shots in our city today. My friends in Tehran are scared. We were advised to store drinking water for 3-4 days. That’s bad,” he said.
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Faizan, the inhabitants of Srinagar, he added: “I got 10 calls a day from my parents. The Internet is so slow that I can’t even send whatsApp quickly. We came here to become doctors. Now we’re trying to stay alive.”
Midhat, a fourth MBBS student at the University of Medical Science, said the first night of the strikes was the most frightening.
“The explosions were not far away – just a few kilometers away.
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While she said that the Indian embassy was in contact through WhatsApp, she added that her university had not received great support. “Most of us are afraid and stay inside. We don’t know how long it will continue,” she said.
With the limitation of Iranian airspace and no clear timeline, when the violence is cast, students are now waiting for one thing they say can bring peace to their families – years home.
‘Evacuate us’
While the university administration remained in contact with the students, they did not even talk about the fact that they are now mostly relying on Indian counseling and coordination and coordination of security instructions and other steps.
“We ask the Indian government to evacuate us before the situation deteriorates. The embassy shares the lines of auxiliary lines and is in contact, but we are scared and we have to go home,” Mahidin said.
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Counseling in the Indian Embassy
In new public counseling, the Indian Embassy in Tehran asked all Indian nationals and Indian people to remain inside and monitor official channels.
“We ask all in Iran to join the telegram link below to receive the situation update from the embassy.
The embassy also issued emergency lines to help Indian nationals.
(With the entry from agencies)
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