SRINAGAR: Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, the Embassy of India in Tehran on Monday said that it has made arrangements for the evacuation of Indian students, and they may be permitted to leave the universities.
The Embassy of India, Tehran, in an official communiqué to different universities said, “We have made arrangements for their evacuation. They may be permitted to leave the University, as being facilitated by the Embassy of India, Tehran. The Embassy of India, Tehran takes this responsibility for this planned movement and security of the Indian students.”
In the meantime, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) informed that “at least 600 students of India, majorly from Kashmir, have already been relocated to safer places”.
“At least 1300 students from Kashmir are studying in Iran. Most of them are pursuing MBBS degrees out there,” JKSA said.
National Convenor of JKSA, Nasir Khuehami, told KNO that “At least 600 students of India, majority of them from Kashmir, have been relocated to the city of Kom.”
He said that the arrangements for the Indian students are being done by the concerned university and Indian Embassy jointly. (KNO)
