Father of injured Indian student in US granted visa

The United States consulate in Mumbai has granted visa to the family members of Indian student Neelam Shinde who suffered serious injuries in a road accident in California and is undergoing treatment, her relatives said on Friday.

- Agencies

MUMBAI:

Shinde continues to be in a coma at a hospital in San Francisco, but her condition has slightly improved, her father said.

A day before, the ministry of external affairs had taken up with the US authorities the family's request for an urgent visa. Tanaji Shinde, Neelam's father, told Press Trust of India that they learnt from the doctors that her condition had improved.