02 March,2011 07:19 AM IST | | Priyanjali Ghose
As 51-year-old ophthalmologist Dr Mohammed Anwar Ahmed walked out of the aircraft on Monday night and met his family, he was a relieved man. For, he had just returned from Libya after enduring a week-long nightmare there.
Mohammed Anwar Ahmed Ophthalmologist
"It was exhausting and tiring, but it is a big relief to return home," said Ahmed. "I am, however, worried about the Indians who have been left behind."u00a0 Ahmed was stuck at Al Badnan Medical Centre, Tobruk, where he had been practising for nearly a decade.
On February 22, he informed his daughter that he would not be able to contact the family as the phone and Internet would soon be disconnected. He then urged her to inform the media about the condition of Indians in Libya to accelerate their evacuation process.
Tobruk was one of the first cities in Libya where the government rule collapsed and men, women and children took up the guns. Ahmed continued working round-the-clock during the crisis and performed 15 major surgeries. The hospital used to be packed with injured locals all the time.
"I was helped a lot by the locals of Tobruk while leaving. The people in Libya are not against foreign nationals based there. Gaddafi should give up his rule," said Ahmed, who added that he was not sure if he would go back to the country.
