Prayers offered at Agra mosque for safe return of Indian students stuck in Ukraine

Special prayers were offered at an Agra mosque on Friday for the safe return of Indian students stuck in Ukraine.

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Indian students living there are in a state of panic. People living in and around the Aligarh district told India Today that many of their children are trapped in Ukraine and are in grave danger.

Salman Ali, a resident of Sambhal district and the father of a student studying MBBS at Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy in Ukraine, told India Today that his son cried on WhatsApp on Thursday, saying that he was terrified by the blasts of missiles.

"There are about 750 Indian students in his university who are panicking. He does not even feel like studying and now Allah is his only support," Salman Ali said.

Ali said that the blasts started at 4 AM. Some people left for Kyiv airport at 3 o'clock in the night but they have been moved to a safe house. Those who were stuck in the middle have been sent back. Indian students are hiding in the bunkers.

Jamir Ansari told India Today that his son Areeb Ansari was trapped in Ukraine. "The government has asked all the students to hide in the bunkers. Areeb had booked a ticket to come to India on February 26, but he could not come due to the cancellation of all flights. Now, he is not sure how he will come back. Hopefully, the Modi government will take some steps soon," he said.

In Agra, prayers were offered for the well-being of Indian students in local mosques after Friday namaz. Imam Yahya Khan said that the Government of India should immediately make efforts to bring these students to India.

Rescue efforts underway