‘The Window Shook, The Sky Lit Up’: Indian Students Recount Their Escape From War-Torn Iran | World News
New Delhi: Fear does not fade quickly – not after watching missiles on your roof, not after you wonder if you will bring it home again. Indian students, who were released from different parts of Iran, came out of a special flight in the new Delhi this week, and only carried out more than their baggage. They brought stories of survival home – the days spent in fear, parents who don’t sleep and say goodbye that they don’t expect to say so soon.
Yasir Ghaffar continued to work in Iran when the war was shaken. He remembers it clearly at night. The sound of sirens. Windows shaking. Flash in the sky.
“I saw the things I never dreamed of. I saw missiles and heard that the explosions were echoed during the night.
He was among the 110 Indian students who were released from Northern Iran as part of the Sindhu operation, a task managed by the government initiated after the dramatic increase of tensions between Israel and Iran.
The students were first deported to Armenia along the border, and later flew from Yerevan under the supervision of the Indian Embassy. His families have been waiting for many people in Delhi since a night – he’s sticking to updates and praying for names in manifestations.
‘The window swung as the missile was passing’
Maryam Rose was studying at a university in Umia, one of the northern cities near the conflict zone. His voice trembled while explaining what he was going through.
“One night at 3 o’clock, a missile flew over our building. The entire window of my room swung. We could see the trails in the sky. He didn’t feel real until he did,” he said.
He still remembers panic in the dormitory – the students awaken each other, control their friends and call the family home.
Another student said, Aman Nazar from Delhi, he said that returning felt surreal. “It is hard to put your family in words what it means to see again. My father is waiting for days. The situation was unbearable. I didn’t think we would go out,” he said.
For Humeira Sadiq, the joy of reuniving with his family comes with a different heart attack – the deduction of his work. He was in his last year and planned to return home after graduation.
Im I never imagined that I would have to leave like this. It is painful. But when things appeared as they did, we didn’t have any other options. We couldn’t even think about completing the period. ”
Parents who are waiting, praying and kept
Hours before Maaz Haider’s arrival, they were some of the longest for his family. They waited outside the airport gates from midnight.
His father, “He called us from Iran and said he wanted to go back. There he felt the tension. Even something before the reservation began to evacuate the government. This was a blessing,” he said.
Haider’s eyes were fixed to the destination gate. His wife Arshi continued to whisper.
Another father, Dr. Parvez Alam stopped quietly with a wreath for his son Samir, who studied medical education in Urmia two years later.
“When the bombs started to fall, the concern never stopped at home. Every day he felt longer than the previous one. Now that he returned, I can finally breathe, Dr said Dr. Alam.
Sindhu Operation: A short entrance
The Indian government launched an operation in response to the rapid military rise between Israel and Iran after intensified strikes, especially in Tehran, Isfahan and other major cities.
The evacuation phase is focused on Urmia and its surrounding students. These students first moved to Armenia, where they took a special flight to New Delhi.
More Indian citizens, including those who have been deeper in Iran, are expected to be released in the coming days.
As the war continues, those who do this still cannot think of their classmates and friends who are still left behind. And even if they are grateful, the weight of what they witnessed and left behind will remain with them.
