New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The United States has scheduled an emergency visa interview for the father of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student who remains in a coma following a road accident in California on February 14, NDTV reported.

Earlier, NDTV reported that India's External Affairs Ministry's Americas Division had reached out to the US government regarding the matter.

Although medical emergency visas are typically processed quickly, sources indicated uncertainty over the cause of the delay in this case.

Her family stated that she suffered fractures in both arms and legs and underwent emergency brain surgery, for which hospital authorities had to provide consent.

In a statement dated February 16, the university confirmed that Shi...