(a) whether some Indian students in Ukraine are missing since July 9, 2000;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether some representations from the parents of the missing students have been received by the Union Government and Embassy of Ukraine in India;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
(e) the efforts being made to hunt them out?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI AJIT KUMAR PANJA)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Shri Chirdeep Ghai, a fourth year Indian student of Lugansk State Medical University in Ukraine, has been missing since July 9, 2000.
(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. The parents of the missing Indian student have sought the assistance of the Government in tracing the whereabouts of Shri Chirdeep Ghai.
(e) The Government is in constant touch with all the concerned Ukrainian authorities and have requested them to take all necessary measures in tracing the whereabouts of Shri Chirdeep Ghai.