"My brother Ravi Kumar has been stranded in Sana'a, the capital of strife-torn Yemen for the last four days," Sunil Kumar told PTI here.
He said his brother had left on a business trip on March 12 and was now stranded in a hotel along with 25 Indians. Ravi was supposed to return on March 26, but could not as the strife broke out the same day, he said.
"He made two quick calls. In the first, he spoke of his return, but made another call in the next 10 minutes, talking about cancellation of his return because of the strife," Sunil said.
Sunil said his brother was expected to fly from Sana'a this evening, but the flight did not land and returned to Muscat.
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"Ravi told us that a flight which took off from Delhi would land in Sana'a via Muscat to airlift Indians stranded here, but towards evening the plane did not land and returned to Muscat," Sunil said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had said yesterday that India has got permission from authorities to fly from Sana'a for three hours a day.
There are about 3,500 Indians, most of whom are nurses, in various provinces of Yemen including Sana'a.
In Yemen, Shiite militiamen, also known as Huthis, and army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have overrun much of the country and prompted President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to flee for Saudi Arabia.