SRINAGAR: Hundreds of Indian students mostly from J&K stuck in Iran and Bangladesh because of the coronavirus-led travel curbs have urged the Indian government to arrange for their return, alleging that the Indian embassys in the two countries were unresponsive.The Delhi High Court on Monday, hearing a petition filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal on behalf of the students stuck in Bangladesh, directed the government to contact the Indian students there and ensure that they have the basic amenities during the lockdown The petition, seeking evacuation of medical students from Bangladesh, said there are about 581 students stuck there and they are looking for help from Indian authorities.“Court has directed the Union of India to direct its nodal officers to contact all medical colleges where Indian students are living in Bangladesh,” Bansal told ET.The students stuck in Bangladesh claim that embassy officials have said that evacuation will begin if the situation turns worse. “Do they want us to contract the virus first and then take some initiative,” an MBBS student from Bangladesh told ET over phone.Another student said that many doctors, interns and paramedics have stopped working due to non-availability of protective gear in Bangladesh.Last week, a group of students from J&K had come to the Petrapole-Benapole border demanding immediate evacuation. However, embassy officials contacted their college and they were asked to return to their hostel.Another student said over phone from Bangladesh that they are facing financial problem and that the visas of some students will soon expire. “And then there is this dangling sword of contracting coronavirus in this country, which is completely ill prepared,” the student said.In Iran, the students from J&K allege that their pleas to the Indian embassy are falling on deaf ears.“For one month we are trying to get evacuated. But are not getting any positive response from the embassy in Tehran. They said you can come to Tehran at your own risk as they don’t have screening kit,” said a student from Kashmir who studies in Kish Island of Iran, where positive cases of corona virus are increasing.There are some 50 students from J&K in Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Shareef University of Science and Technology. A Kashmir student, who is now in Tehran, informed that around 305 Indian pilgrims from J&K, of which 298 have tested positive for coronavirus, are awaiting evacuation.In Qum area of Iran, there are hundreds of Indians, including over 300 students and pilgrims, who are stuck and haven’t been evacuated. They are facing financial problems. Some are there with their families.“Indian embassy should work in coordination with health ministry of Iran. They aren’t accepting any test from Iran hospitals and stress that Indian Embassy will conduct its own screening before evacuation. But then they demand money for evacuation. And to top it all, say that there is shortage of testing vials,” said a Kashmiri scholar, Waseem Raza, who studies at Howza Elmia Seminary in Qom.