Family appeals to Indian government for urgent intervention and safe return under Operation Sindhu
A 25-year-old engineer from Bihar’s Siwan district, Siraj Ali Ansari, has gone missing in Iran amid the ongoing military tensions between Iran and Israel. Siraj, a resident of Ramapali village under Muffasil police station limits, had been working as a Quality Control Engineer in a petroleum company and was posted in Iran just days before hostilities intensified, reported gujaratsamachar.com.
According to his father Hazrat Ali, Siraj left for Saudi Arabia and reached Iran on June 9. On June 17, around 2 p.m., he made his last call to his family, assuring them of his safety despite being close to active conflict zones. “He told me he was in a safe location, but there were bombings just a kilometre away,” said Hazrat Ali. Since that day, his phone has remained unreachable.
Siraj Ansari’s family pleads with Indian government and MEA for help as contact with him has been lost since June 17.
With no communication for over a week, the family has been gripped by anxiety. They submitted a formal appeal to Siwan District Magistrate Aditya Prakash, urging immediate action from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to locate and rescue Siraj. His uncles, Shakeel Ahmad Ansari and Akhtar Ali Ansari, have also joined the appeal, expressing their deep concern.
“I am going to meet the District Magistrate today,” Hazrat Ali said. “My humble request to the Indian government and MEA is to bring my son and all stranded Indians back safely.”
Siraj, who is unmarried and the eldest of three siblings, has become the face of a growing crisis faced by Indian families whose loved ones are working in conflict-affected regions.
Amid the worsening situation in the Middle East, the Indian government continues to run Operation Sindhu to evacuate nationals from Iran and Israel. On Sunday evening, 285 Indians returned from Iran, raising the total number of evacuees from that country to 1,713.
