Malayali man not allowed to take pregnant Sudanese partner along with him to India

By IANS

NEW DELHI: An Indian nationwide in crisis-torn Sudan has been left in a spot after the Indian mission in Khartoum licensed his evacuation request nevertheless left behind his pregnant partner who’s a Sudanese nationwide.

Boby Sebastian from Kottayam, Kerala, has been working in Khartoum for the earlier three years, and is married to Sudanese nationwide Hala Muawia Mohamed Abuzaid.

“Due to current unrest in the country and deadly situation we registered evacuation request to (the) Indian Embassy in Khartoum,” Sebastian wrote in a message posted by creator and migrant rights activist Rejimon Kuttappan on his social media.

“The evacuation request was successful for me but unfortunately, my wife was not listed on the selected names… I feel it is very unsafe and dangerous to leave her here (Sudan), and also she is conceiving,” the message be taught.

Sebastian’s Sudanese partner does not have a sound Indian visa or an OCI card at the moment.

According to Kuttappan, the couple has marriage paperwork, and the partner has moreover visited Kerala to date.

Sebastian has requested the associated Indian authorities to intervene, saying that there’s not “enough time to obtain a valid Indian visa” for his partner.

EXPLAINER | Why Sudan’s battle points to the rest of the world? 

Responding to Kuttappan’s tweet, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor said that he is now in direct contact with Sebastian, and has contacted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s office for an emergency evacuation.

“I am in touch with him directly in Khartoum and have contacted @DrSjaishankar’s office to arrange for an emergency evacuation on a temporary permit till her OCI card can be processed,” Tharoor wrote in response to the tweet.

“MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) will probably need to coordinate with MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) to get this done. My sympathies are with him,” Tharoor wrote.

. i am involved with him immediately in Khartoum & have contacted @DrSjaishankar’s office to rearrange an emergency evacuation on a quick enable till her OCI card is likely to be processed. MEA will most likely should coordinate with MHA to get this carried out. My sympathies are with him…

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 24, 2023

There are roughly 4,000 Indian residents in Sudan, and primarily based on the Indian Embassy in Khartoum, about 1,500 of them are longtime residents.

Albert Augustine, a 48-year-old former Indian serviceman, was simply currently killed by a stray bullet in Sudan.

Jaishankar assured Indians trapped in Sudan that the federal authorities was making all-out efforts to get them to safety.

“Our team in Delhi is in continuous touch with Indian citizens in Sudan, advising them saying, you know, ‘It’s very difficult for everybody, but keep calm, don’t take unnecessary risk’,” he said.

Violent clashes that erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15, continues unabated.

According to Sudan’s Health Ministry, the violence has left not lower than 424 people lifeless and about 3,730 wounded.

Last week, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said the persevering with heavy combating is putting tens of 1000’s of pregnant girls in peril, making it too perilous to enterprise outdoor their homes to hunt urgent medical care.

UNFPA estimates that there are 219,000 pregnant girls inside the capital metropolis of Khartoum, the epicentre of the violence, with 24,000 of them anticipated to supply begin inside the coming weeks.

The unrest has made it terribly troublesome for women to hunt essential antenatal care, safe provide corporations, or postnatal care, the UN firm added.

NEW DELHI: An Indian nationwide in crisis-torn Sudan has been left in a spot after the Indian mission in Khartoum licensed his evacuation request nevertheless left behind his pregnant partner who’s a Sudanese nationwide.

Boby Sebastian from Kottayam, Kerala, has been working in Khartoum for the earlier three years, and is married to Sudanese nationwide Hala Muawia Mohamed Abuzaid.

“Due to current unrest in the country and deadly situation we registered evacuation request to (the) Indian Embassy in Khartoum,” Sebastian wrote in a message posted by creator and migrant rights activist Rejimon Kuttappan on his social media.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“The evacuation request was successful for me but unfortunately, my wife was not listed on the selected names… I feel it is very unsafe and dangerous to leave her here (Sudan), and also she is conceiving,” the message be taught.

Sebastian’s Sudanese partner does not have a sound Indian visa or an OCI card at the moment.

According to Kuttappan, the couple has marriage paperwork, and the partner has moreover visited Kerala to date.

Sebastian has requested the associated Indian authorities to intervene, saying that there’s not “enough time to obtain a valid Indian visa” for his partner.

EXPLAINER | Why Sudan’s battle points to the rest of the world? 

Responding to Kuttappan’s tweet, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor said that he is now in direct contact with Sebastian, and has contacted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s office for an emergency evacuation.

“I am in touch with him directly in Khartoum and have contacted @DrSjaishankar’s office to arrange for an emergency evacuation on a temporary permit till her OCI card can be processed,” Tharoor wrote in response to the tweet.

“MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) will probably need to coordinate with MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) to get this done. My sympathies are with him,” Tharoor wrote.

. i am involved with him immediately in Khartoum & have contacted @DrSjaishankar’s office to rearrange an emergency evacuation on a quick enable till her OCI card is likely to be processed. MEA will most likely should coordinate with MHA to get this carried out. My sympathies are with him…
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 24, 2023
There are roughly 4,000 Indian residents in Sudan, and primarily based on the Indian Embassy in Khartoum, about 1,500 of them are longtime residents.

Albert Augustine, a 48-year-old former Indian serviceman, was simply currently killed by a stray bullet in Sudan.

Jaishankar assured Indians trapped in Sudan that the federal authorities was making all-out efforts to get them to safety.

“Our team in Delhi is in continuous touch with Indian citizens in Sudan, advising them saying, you know, ‘It’s very difficult for everybody, but keep calm, don’t take unnecessary risk’,” he said.

Violent clashes that erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15, continues unabated.

According to Sudan’s Health Ministry, the violence has left not lower than 424 people lifeless and about 3,730 wounded.

Last week, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said the persevering with heavy combating is putting tens of 1000’s of pregnant girls in peril, making it too perilous to enterprise outdoor their homes to hunt urgent medical care.

UNFPA estimates that there are 219,000 pregnant girls inside the capital metropolis of Khartoum, the epicentre of the violence, with 24,000 of them anticipated to supply begin inside the coming weeks.

The unrest has made it terribly troublesome for women to hunt essential antenatal care, safe provide corporations, or postnatal care, the UN firm added.