Students: "Harassed, Beaten By Ukrainian Guards At Borders"

A student said "Border guards are not letting us cross."

Amidst the Ukraine Row, India decided to evacuate the Indian stranded in Ukraine. Several Indian students fleeing Ukraine have alleged that they were harassed, beaten by the Ukrainian guards at the Poland border and were not allowed to cross over.

In a heartwrenching visual shot during nighttime, a student wheeling his suitcase behind him is kicked by a guard in uniform. Yet, it is not clear if the student is Indian but several other students who have been camping at the Poland-Ukraine border have alleged that Indian students have been harassed.

In an official interview by NDTV, Mansi Chaudhary, an Indian student from Ukraine, said, "Situation is getting worse day by day. What is happening is they are torturing us. Indian students are being tortured. They are not allowing us to cross over to Poland. Even women students are being harassed. They are being pulled by their hair and hit with rods. Some women students have suffered fractures and injuries."

"Indian embassy diplomats are helping us with food and shelter. Border guards are not letting us cross. If someone tries to cross, they attack them with rods. They are punching them in the face. Yesterday, they also opened fire," said Ms. Chaudhary returning from the Ukraine-Poland border after three days.

"I am in the car and am going back to my hostel. Have been waiting for three days, but we were not allowed to cross over. We have been tortured like animals. They are letting their people cross over but not us," said Ms. Chaudhary, who praised the efforts of the Indian embassy.

Ms. Mansi also said she would reassess her strategy once she is back at her hostel and try "alternative routes", maybe take the Romania or Hungary border route.

Moreover, Deeksha Pandey, a senior resident in neurology at Sumy National University, told NDTV that her experience has been "devastating".

"People at the border are troubled and harassed. Girls are being pulled from their hair and tortured. I don't know what the reason for the aggression is," she said.

Ms. Pandey also had tough words for the Indian embassy in Ukraine.

According to the officials, India has issued an "urgent advisory" for Indians who wish to be evacuated from Ukraine via Poland.