Operation Sindhu Update: India To Also Evacuate Citizens Of Nepal And Sri Lanka From Iran Amid Ongoing War With Israel

New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Iran on Saturday announced that India would also evacuate citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka from Iran amid the ongoing war with Israel as part of Operation Sindhu. As per the Indian Embassy, it received requests from the governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka to evacuate their citizens also from the war zone.

"On request of the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy’s evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover Citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka," the Indian Embassy in Iran said in an X post.

The MEA also issued helpline numbers for the citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka. "The citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka may urgently reach out to the Embassy, either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. +989010144557; +989128109115; +989128109109."

Notably, India launched Operation Sindhu to rescue its citizens from the conflict zone. Over 500 Indian nationals have returned home from Iran under Operation Sindhu so far, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.

The MEA shared the update about the status of the evacuation operation in a post on X.

More Indian nationals, including students, arrived in Delhi late Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday after being evacuated from Iran as its military confrontation with Israel intensified.

India announced the launch of Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran on Wednesday.

"#OperationSindhu flight brings citizens home. India evacuated 290 Indian nationals from Iran, including students and religious pilgrims by a charter flight. The flight arrived in New Delhi at 2330 hrs on 20 June and was received by Secretary (CPV& OIA) Arun Chatterjee," MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X.

"Government of India is grateful to the Government of Iran for the facilitation of the evacuation process," he said.

In another post, he shared details about an evacuation flight that arrived from Turkmenistan.

"#OperationSindhu continues. A special evacuation flight from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan landed in New Delhi at 0300 hrs on 21st June, bringing Indians from Iran home. With this, so far 517 Indian nationals from Iran have returned home under Operation Sindhu," he said.

The first batch of 110 Indian nationals, evacuated from conflict-hit Iran under Operation Sindhu, arrived in India on Thursday.

Published on: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:18 AM IST