Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student, has been in a coma at a California hospital following a road accident on February 14. Her family had made a desperate plea to the Centre for assistance after struggling to secure a visa for her father. The interview will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday. US grants emergency visa interview to father of critical Indian student autoimmune disease sufferer. The family hopes to travel to the US at the earliest to be with her during her critical condition. The hospital treating her sought immediate family consent for brain surgery, according to the family. It remains unclear what caused the delay in this case, NDTV reported, citing sources. The development came after the American division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reached out to the U.S. government. The US Embassy in Mumbai has also reached out. to the MEA, sources said. The Indian government has not commented on the development. The incident is being investigated by the US Department of State.
