After Rescue from Sudan…
On Thursday, 27 April 2023, a new batch of 128 Indians arrived in Jeddah after being rescued from Sudan, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in a tweet.
Nearly 1,100 Indians have been rescued from the African country.
On Monday, this is the sixth batch of Indians to be evacuated from Sudan, four days after "Operation Kaveri" was launched.
"Another IAF C-130J flight under #OperationKaveri arrived at Jeddah with 128 Indians, this is the fourth aircraft from Sudan.
Efforts are on to ensure that all Indians, who arrived in Jeddah will be sent to India at the earliest," Mr. Muraleedharan, who is in Jeddah to oversee the evacuation mission, said in a tweet.
The minister also shared a video of him greeting the rescued citizens as they de-boarded the Air Force aircraft.
India continues to evacuate citizens from the worn-torn country after Foreign Minister S Jaishakar spoke to his Saudi Arabia counterpart and PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Sudan last week.
Centre launched the rescue mission "Operation Kaveri" to evacuate stranded Indians from Sudan where the Sudan Army and paramilitary groups have been clashing since April second week.
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