One hundred and fifty six Indians returned safely from strife torn South Sudan to Delhi as part of the operation Sankat Mochan. <br/><br/>Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry V K Singh told reporters that three hundred more people expressed desire to come back to India from Sudan. Second aircraft carrying Indians will reach later in the day. <br/><br/>The evacuation operation named as Sankat Mochan is being headed by Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd.) VK Singh.<br/><br/>MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup in a tweet said, the first aircraft has 143 Indian citizens including 10 women and 3 infants. <br/><br/>The Indian Ambassador in South Sudan, Srikumar Menon speaking to AIR told that the 2nd aircraft is carrying 9 Indian nationals and 2 Nepalese citizens.
News On AIR | July 15, 2016 1:10 PM
Sankat Mochan: 156 Indians return safely to Delhi from strife torn South Sudan