Chandan Jindal died in Ukraine.
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Chandan Jindal, a fourth-year MBBS student from Barnala, Punjab, died on Wednesday in Ukraine of an ischemic stroke. He is the country's second Indian student to be killed in the conflict. According to family members, Chandan, 22, who has been learning at Vinnytsia National Pyrogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, experienced a stroke on February 2 due to a blockage in his brain. He was hospitalized there and operated on February 4 with his family's permission.
Shisan Kumar Jindal, his father, just resigned as a head pharmacist from Barnala public hospital, and he and his brother Krishan Gopal arrived in Ukraine on February 7 to care for Chandan. His uncle came back home on Tuesday, but his father remains in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. The devastating news that he had passed away earlier in the day reached his family back home. His father has appealed to the Union administration to arrange for the return of his son's body.
Dheeraj Kumar Daddahoor, Chandan's uncle, stated “Previously, an air ambulance was scheduled to transport Chandan from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, but the physicians there refused since he was critical and on a ventilator, therefore the intention to airlift him was scrapped owing to his medical condition."
Dheeraj stated, "Shishan Jindal, his father, is still in Ukraine, and we are in contact with key officials in the Union government, including Meenakshi Lekhi, the Union minister of state for external affairs, and he is anticipated to return soon as preparations are being made. While it would take a bit of time for Chandan's remains to reach here due to bureaucracy, the government is completely assisting the family " he stated.
Chandan moved to Ukraine four years ago to pursue his MBBS degree, and he has a married elder sister.
In the meantime, Barnala Deputy Commissioner Kumar Saurav Raj stated, "We have written to the higher authorities to take up the case with the Ministry of External Affairs to make speedy preparations to bring back Chandan's body and remove his father."
