New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Neelam Shinde, a Masters of Computer student from Maharashtra's Satara, residing in California for the past four years, was rendered comatose after a car hit her from behind on February 14. The Indian student is admitted in UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Her father Tanaji Shinde, who was informed about his daughter, 2 days after the accident, had applied for an Emergency Visa Appointment to facilitate his visit to the US. However, the Shinde family was informed that the next available date for an interview was in 2026.

That is when the family approached NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule, who sought MEA intervention. Following this, Tanaji Shinde received a call from US Embassy in Mumbai on Thursday, and he...