Nizamabad: Razia Begum, the school teacher from Nizamabad, Telangana, who had made headlines during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by travelling 1,400 kms on a two-wheeler to bring back her son stranded in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh finds herself in distress again. Her son is one of the countless Indian students stuck in Ukraine.
This time around however, she cannot do much as her 19-year-old son Nizammudin Aman is stuck in Sumy, a city in north-eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is under attack from Russia and thousands of Indian students and nationals are stuck in the war torn country.
According to Razia Begum, Nizammudin Aman is stuck with 500 students in Sumy. She said she had appealed and written letters to the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, and senior state government officials on Wednesday requesting help to evacuate her son.
Razia Begum, who works as a teacher at Salampad Camp village at Bodhan in Nizamabad speaking to The Hindu said, “They are not able to get out of there since it is not safe to step out. I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rescue my son along with other Indian students stuck there.”
Razia’s previous rescue:
In March 2020, Razia rode 1400 kilometres on a two-wheeler to bring her son home who was stranded in Nellore due to the coronavirus lockdown.
“I wanted to bring back my son. I approached Bodhan ACP Jaipal Reddy and explained my situation to him. The ACP immediately gave me the permission letter for travelling to Nellore,” she said.
Razia told ANI that she rode solo after getting permission from the local police.
She also said that she was stopped at several places by the police on the account of the lockdown but was allowed to pass because of the official letter.
