Akhilesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh returned from Netanya amid fighting
India
Akhilesh Kumar from Uttar Pradesh was stuck in Netanya, Israel, as fighting broke out.
His wife Kiran Devi reached out to local officials for help, and soon the state government and the Indian embassy got involved to bring him home safely.
Akhilesh Kumar reached Lucknow via Jordan
With Israeli airports closed, Kumar had to take an alternate path: he got a Jordan visa, traveled overland with embassy support, and finally caught a flight from Jordan to Mumbai on April 2.
After connecting to Lucknow, he reunited with his family, who thanked everyone involved for making his return possible.