Distress Calls from Iran: Indian Medical Students Hide in Basements Amid Conflic

The All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA) has raised an urgent alarm after receiving more than 18 distress calls from Indian medical students currently trapped in conflict-hit Iran. An estimated 1,000 to 1,200 Indian students are stranded in the country. Many of these students stayed behind to appear for mandatory medical exams scheduled for March 5, which were abruptly cancelled after the conflict escalated.

Hiding in Basements and Dwindling Supplies

The situation on the ground is rapidly deteriorating. In Isfahan, 32 Indian medical students reported moving underground into a basement for safety following an attack near their hostel.  Students from Kerman have reported that their food supplies are running dangerously low, severely increasing their anxiety.

Meanwhile, students studying at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and other nearby institutions have been relocated to Qom by the Indian Embassy as a precautionary measure. However, with explosions now being heard near student areas in Shiraz, the medical fraternity remains deeply panicked.

AIMSA and Parents Demand Immediate MEA Evacuation

AIMSA President has urgently appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to initiate an immediate evacuation. Back in India, terrified parents recently held a protest at Pratap Park, demanding that the Government of India safely bring their children home.