‘We are frightened and need to go home’, say stranded Kashmiri students
Tehran: Amid ongoing waves of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran, Kashmiri students stranded in Iran are complaining the Indian government’s lack of interest in addressing their basic issues like shelter, food and immediate evacuation.
According to Kashmir Media Service, thousands of students from Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir are currently studying in various universities across Iran, including the Shahid Beheshti University and Iran University of Medical Science.
“I woke up at 2:30 am on Friday to loud explosions and rushed to the basement. We haven’t slept since,” said Imtisal Mohidin.
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, said that over 350 Indian students are 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 a media outlet in Srinagar over phone.
Originally from Handwara in IIOJK’s Kupwara district, he adds that the university has suspended classes and students are avoiding movement due to the bombardment.
“…we are frightened and need to go home,” said Mohidin.
