Israel-Iran war: Indian students in Iran urge evacuation as tension escalates
PTC News Desk: With blasts reported just a few kilometres from student hostels and apartments, fear is mounting — and so is the plea to the Government of India: evacuate us before it’s too late. Imtisal, a 22-year-old third-year MBBS student at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, says over 350 Indian students are currently enrolled in his university alone.
“We are stuck inside our apartment basement. We hear blasts every night. One of the explosions was just 5 km away. We haven’t slept in three days,” he told ANI over the phone. Originally from Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, he adds that the university has suspended classes and students are avoiding movement due to the bombardment.
Shahid Beheshti University attracts Indian nationals for its affordable and reputable MBBS programme.
Notably, three Iranian nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israel's attack in Iran, were professors at Shahid Beheshti University.
The Indian Embassy in Tehran, in a fresh public advisory, asked all Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin to stay indoors and keep monitoring official channels. “We request everyone in Iran to join the below given Telegram link to receive updates on the situation from the Embassy. Kindly note that this Telegram link is ONLY for those Indian nationals who are currently in Iran,” it said in a post on X.
The embassy has also issued emergency helplines for Indian nationals.
- ANI
