In a significant development, coming to the rescue of its 150 medical students stranded in China, India is working out arrangements to facilitate their travel home besides taking up the matter with Chinese authorities. Indian Embassy in Beijing is also trying to contact the travel agent Mohd Jabbar Mian of Bangladesh to sort out the matter. "It is unfortunate that this has happened," Indian Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao told reporters here about the students getting stranded after the travel agent allegedly issued fake air tickets to them. She said the embassy's Consular Officer is in touch with the affected students and is making queries about the travel agent who issued the tickets. "We were able to contact the agent on Saturday and he said he was trying to sort out the matter. Subsequently, it has been difficult to contact him," said Rao, who met Joint Secretary in MEA Vijay Gokhale here.

The embassy is in touch with Air India in Shanghai and is trying to work out some arrangement, she said, adding something would be worked out but ruled out giving free tickets to the affected students. She said the embassy has informed the Chinese authorities and law enforcement agencies are helping in dealing with the situation. One of the affected students has already filed a case with Beijing police against the agent.