BackPatient suffering from terminal illness repatriated from Australia for treatment in India
Arshdeep Singh had gone to Australia in 2018 to pursue higher studies on a student visa and on June 9, 2021,
PremiumIn a rare geture, 25 year old Arshdeep Singh was finally being repatriated from Melbourne, Australia. Arshdeep is suffering from chronic renal failure and is being airlifted today after a hectic parley between both the Australian and the Indian governments On his arrival, he will be shifted to a Gurugram hospital.
Earlier the mother of Arshdeep, a widow, has sought direction to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to provide all medical assistance and supervise the treatment of her son who is hospitalised in Melbourne with end-stage renal failure requiring dialysis and is in a critical situation.
The woman, Inderjeet Kaur, said her son Arshdeep Singh had gone to Australia in 2018 to pursue higher studies on a student visa and on June 9, 2021, she came to know that he has been admitted to a hospital there.
Centre government standing counsel Ajay Digpaul informed the Delhi High Court that though visa and travel exemption has been granted to the woman, they have now received a fresh application from the family seeking to arrange for repatriation of the son to India.
Arshdeep's mother thanked the governments of Indian and Australia for repatriation of her son. "I am speechless. I am very thankful to the Indian and Australian governments and doctors, who quickly started his treatment and informed me after his dialysis. After waiting for so many days, he is finally coming here for his further treatment," Inderjeet Kaur said.
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