Amid escalating violence and uncertainty in Iran, Indian nationals, including students, have begun returning home on commercial flights. Emotional reunions were witnessed at Delhi airport as evacuees described tense conditions, internet shutdowns and isolation in cities like Tehran and Shiraz. The Indian Embassy in Tehran coordinated assistance

According to sources from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Punjab-based gangsters are "acting as foot soldiers for Khalistani and radical handlers operating from abroad," as they continue to establish links with "Khalistani terror elements"