The family of Neelam Shinde, 35, an Indian student in the US who was critically injured after a four-wheeler hit her on February 14, has received an interview slot from the US at 9 am on Friday, according to some media reports. The family had earlier requested an emergency visa so that they could visit her. Neelam, who belongs to Maharashtra's Satara, reportedly suffered injuries to her chest and head, and her family learnt about the accident two days later. The hospital has sought permission to operate on her brain.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up the matter with the US, and the US side is looking into the formalities for an early grant of visa for the applicant's family, sources said.
In a post on X, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule said that Neelam Shinde met with an accident in the USA and is hospitalised in a local hospital, adding, "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."