Hyderabad student Minhaj Zaidi faces brink of starvation in US; Amjadullah Khan sheds light on her plight
Hyderabad: Syeda Lulu Minhaj Zaidi, a woman from Hyderabad who had traveled to the US to pursue a master’s degree, was recently spotted on the streets of Chicago, facing the brink of starvation.
Shedding light on her plight, Amjed Ullah Khan, the spokesperson for the Telangana-based party, Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT), brought attention to the challenges she was encountering.
In a video shared by Khan, Syeda is seen sitting at a street corner with a few belongings, struggling to recall her own name initially. She explained to those recording the video that her health had deteriorated after blood samples were taken from her body for testing during her hospitalization.
Syeda Wahaj Fatima, Syeda Lulu’s mother, sought help from the Union Minister for External Affairs, S Jaishankar, urging him to assist in bringing her daughter back to India.
The tweet by Khan reads, “Syeda Lulu Minhaj Zaidi from Hyderabad went to pursue MS from TRINE University, Detroit, and was found in a very bad condition in Chicago. Her mother appealed to Dr. S Jaishankar to bring back her daughter.”
According to the letter written by Syeda Wahaj Fatima, her daughter, a resident of Maula Ali in Hyderabad, Telangana, had been in regular communication with her until the past two months when contact was abruptly cut off. It was later discovered through two Hyderabad youths that Syeda Lulu was suffering from depression and had fallen into dire straits after her belongings were stolen, leading her to the brink of starvation. The concerned mother was informed that her daughter was spotted on the streets of Chicago.
With the help of Mohammed Minhaj Akhter, Syeda Lulu’s whereabouts were traced, and her mother urgently requested the Indian Embassy in Washington DC and the Indian Consulate in Chicago to facilitate her daughter’s return to India.
In response, the Consulate General of India in Chicago acknowledged the case of Ms. Syed Lulu Minhaj and offered to maintain communication through direct messaging.
