Overview

• The couple lost all communication with their daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons following a final WhatsApp call on June 18 from Qom.
• Eman Zaidi’s husband, Ejaz, had his June 13 flight to India for Muharram canceled when hostilities between Israel and Iran escalated.
• Based in Qom since 2018, Eman’s thyroid condition has heightened concern over her access to medication and care in a potential internet blackout.
• The Razas fear a regional suspension of internet services has left multiple Indian families unreachable in the city.
• Kasim Raza, a Raipur prisons department employee, intends to route his formal evacuation appeal through Chhattisgarh state authorities to the central government.