“Situated In Fighting Zone” Not To Go To Embassy

India: The government has asked Indians in Sudan not to go to the Indian embassy in the country’s capital Khartoum, where fighting has been raging between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The embassy is open and working, but no staff is living there since the building is near the airport in Khartoum, which has seen intense battles between the Sudanese army and the RSF, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters today.

“We are counselling and telling them (Indians) how to stay safe. It’s an evolving situation. The embassy is functioning, but we have told people not to go in person there as that zone is seeing a lot of fighting. People don’t live there; nobody is inside embassy the building,” Mr Bagchi said, adding those who work at the embassy live in homes at the city.

“We have some sense of how many Indians are in Sudan. We don’t want to get into numbers and locations because of security issues. We contacted some Indians after seeing their social media posts. We are keeping a close watch on the situation,” Mr Bagchi said.

Sources told media, India is in touch with Sudan’s army and the RSF for information on ceasefire, humanitarian supplies and how to ensure safe passage.