Indian Embassy in Sudan issues precautionary advisory for Indian nationals

The Indian Embassy in Sudan on Tuesday issued a precautionary advisory for Indian citizens against venturing out suggesting to ration supplies as the situation may continue for a few more daysWe have come across many instances of looting All Indian nationals are advised please not to venture out Please ration your supplies The situation may continue for a few more days Please try to take help from your neighbours Please stay at home and remain safe tweeted the Embassy of India in KhartoumOn Monday the Ministry of External Affairs in view of the current clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF set up a Control Room to provide information and assistance to IndiansIn view of the current situation in Sudan a Control Room has been set up at the Ministry of External Affairs to provide information and assistance read the MEA press releaseOn Sunday an Indian national working in a Dal Group Company in Sudans Khartoum was hit by a stray bulletSharing details about the deceased Indian national Indian Embassy in Sudan tweeted It has been reported that Mr Albert Augestine an Indian National working in a Dal Group Company in Sudan who got hit by a stray bullet yesterday succumbed to his injuries The embassy is in touch with family and medical authorities to make further arrangementsAs many as 180 civilians have been killed while more than 1800 civilians and combatants have been injured in fighting between Sudans military and the countrys main paramilitary force according to the United Nations envoy to Sudan Volker Perthes The New York Times reportedAccording to NYT the fighting has left many of the five million residents of the capital Khartoum stranded at home without electricity or water as they marked the last few days of Ramzan the Muslim holy month when many fast daily from dawn until duskA European Union ambassador was assaulted by the members of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group inside his residence in Khartoum the capital of Sudan on Monday afternoon two Western officials said according to a New York Times reportThe EUs ambassador to Sudan Aidan OHara is a diplomat from Ireland and was not injured after armed men barged in threatened him at gunpoint and stole money said the officials on the condition of anonymity for security reasons reported New York TimesAlso Read 31 tribals from Karnataka stranded in SudanThe military has been in charge of Sudan since a 2021 coup that derailed the countrys path to democracyThe armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF have been competing for power as political factions negotiate on forming a transitional government after a 2021 military coupThe tensions stem from a disagreement between the military headed by General Abdel Fattah alBurhan and the RSF led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo about how the paramilitary force should be integrated into the armed forces and what authority should oversee that process according to Al Jazeera18 months after its coup the military promised to cede control to a civilianled government this month Yet the process has been dominated by a rivalry between General alBurhan and General Hamdan also known as HemetiThe two generals have been openly criticising one another in speeches over the past few months They have dispatched reinforcements and armoured vehicles to oppose military camps spread around the cityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever