Indian Student in Coma After US Accident: Family Awaits Visa as MEA Steps In – Latest Update

Indian student Neelam Shinde, 35, has been in a coma since being hit by a four-wheeler in California on February 14. A native of Maharashtra's Satara district, she is currently in the ICU, while the driver responsible has been detained by the police. As legal proceedings continue, her family struggles to obtain a visa to be by her side.

Her father, Tanaji Shinde, expressed their distress, stating they have been trying to secure a visa since February 16 but have yet to receive it. The prolonged wait has worsened their grief as they remain thousands of miles away, unable to provide support.

Indian Student in Coma After US Accident: Family Struggles for Visa as MEA Steps In

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has intervened, and US authorities are now expediting the visa formalities to ensure her family can travel to the US at the earliest, according to sources cited by news agency ANI.