Overview

• Around 120 people from Karnataka, including 60 to 70 medical and religious students and pilgrims from towns such as Gauribidanur, T Narasipura, Mysuru and Bengaluru, remain in Tehran and surrounding areas.
• The NRI Forum of Karnataka has formally written to the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian embassies in Iran and Israel urging immediate relocation to safer locations and repatriation.
• More than 5,000 NRIs have already been moved to nearby safe zones under coordination between the state forum and federal authorities.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy have held direct calls with stranded Kannadigas and assured continuous government support.
• Contingency plans include routing remaining evacuees through neighbouring countries such as Turkmenistan if security conditions worsen in Iran.