New Delhi: The US on Friday granted a visa to the family of Indian student Neelam Shinde, who is currently hospitalised in the country after a major accident. The family will leave for the US on Saturday.
Thanking the government for the visa, her father Tanaji Shinde said that the government helped the family in getting the visa. He added that everyone including NCP leader Supiya Sule helped the family in the matter.
“We have got the Visa, and we will be going (to the US) tomorrow. Both, the Maharashtra and Central governments heard us and we got the Visa… When CM Devendra Fadnavis came to know about the incident, he helped us get the Visa. Everyone, including Supriya Sule, helped us.,” he said while speaking to news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Accident of Indian student Neelam Shinde in the US | In Mumbai, Tanaji Shinde, Neelam’s father, says, “We have got the Visa, and we will be going (to the US) tomorrow. Both, Maharashtra and Central governments heard us and we got the Visa… When CM Devendra Fadnavis… pic.twitter.com/V7OQaZIg7H
— ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2025
Supriya Sule urges MEA for help
Earlier Sule took to X to raise the issue and urged Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to look into the matter. She wrote, “Student Neelam Shinde has met with an accident in the USA and is hospitalized in a local hospital. Her father, Tanaji Shinde, from Satara, Maharashtra, India, urgently needs to visit his daughter due to a medical emergency. Tanaji Shinde has applied for an urgent visa to the USA and requires assistance.”
Neelam Shinde currently in coma
Neelam, who is currently in a coma in the US, is currently in critical condition after she met with an accident in California on February 14. She was hit by a four-wheeler, after which she suffered several fractures and serious injuries in her body.