Overview
- Parents gathered in Srinagar appealed to the prime minister, external affairs minister, and J&K leaders to bring students home from Iran.
- The Indian Embassy in Tehran issued a fresh notice urging all Indians, including students, to depart by available transport such as commercial flights.
- Families say the embassy told students to arrange travel on their own, a task they describe as unworkable under current conditions.
- Parents report that Iran’s internet shutdown is blocking ticket transfers and coordination, leaving only difficult ISD phone calls for contact.
- PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti publicly pressed the Centre to ensure students’ safe return, as protests tied to Iran’s currency collapse continue and rights group HRANA reports heavy casualties.