Uttar Pradesh couple stranded in Wuhan asks to be evacuated

Lucknow | Tuesday | 11th February, 2020

Summary:

The 35-year-old Ashish Yadav, who works at the Wuhan Textile University, and his wife Neha (30), currently pursuing a Ph.D.

in computer science, have been in touch with their families in Uttar Pradesh by sending them a video message almost daily. In a message to her family, Neha said: "We alerted the Indian embassy about our situation. The couple has sent a letter, asking the authorities in Wuhan to allow them to travel to the airport to board a flight to India. But Wuhan authorities were demanding a direct call or an intervention by the Indian Ambassador or the Minister of External Affairs to allow them to travel. The couple was married in November 2018 and exactly a year later, Neha moved to Wuhan..