Southern students from Kashmir sheltered at Delhi bhawans left in limbo about return

'We weren't feeling safe until we crossed Jammu. After reaching Delhi, we finally felt secure'

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NEW DELHI: Students from south India who left their universities in Kashmir during the India-Pakistan military conflict are in limbo about returning to complete their courses as they take shelter at various state bhawans in Delhi.

The students were evacuated from the valley after tensions between the two countries escalated when India on May 7 carried out Operation Sindoor, striking nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and PoK to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead.

Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir after the strikes.

"Messages used to come whenever there were blackouts, and we had to rush to the ground floor. During the blackout, we didn't know what to do," said a student from Andhra Pradesh studying at NIT Srinagar.