The student has crossed the border with Ukraine into neighboring Poland and is one of the stranded Indians being brought back. their flight is expected to land Hindon Air Base Later tonight.
Indian World Forum President Punit Singh Chandok said, “Harjot Singh has crossed the border and entered Poland. Indian diplomats were present with him. He has been shifted to an ambulance provided by the Polish Red Cross at the border.”
Earlier in a video, Harjot is seen talking about his journey and told that he is on his way to the Poland border.
“Now we are going to the Poland border … everything is fine … the journey so far was very difficult, but I was inspired that I would have to return to India somehow,” he said in an ambulance.
Earlier Union Minister General VK SinghHarjot Singh, who is in Poland to oversee the evacuation efforts, tweeted that Harjot Singh will reach India on Monday.
“Harjot Singh, the Indian student who was shot during the conflict in Kyiv and lost his passport in the chaos, will reach India with us tomorrow. Wishing him a speedy recovery with home food and care,” Minister of State for Civil Aviation tweeted.
Harjot Singh is the Indian who was shot during the war in Kyiv. His passport was also lost in the chaos.… https://t.co/IDIeVtLWkp
— Gen Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) 1646572516000
Meanwhile, Harjot thanked the Indian authorities for the help and support, saying, “It is because of your support that I am here today, thank you all very much”.
Speaking from his hospital bed in Kyiv on Friday, Harjot Singh urged the Indian embassy in Ukraine to help them with the evacuation and documentation.
The student had told ANI that he suffered multiple injuries due to bullets fired at the car in which he was traveling.
“This is the incident on February 27. We were three people in a cab on our way to the third checkpoint, where we were asked to return due to security reasons. While coming back, several shots were fired at our car, due to which I got several bullets. There were injuries,” Harjot Singh said. The Indian student said he regained consciousness at 10 pm on March 2.
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