Operation Kaveri: 3rd Batch Of 135 Indians Leaves Sudan For Saudi Arabia

Earlier, naval vessel INS Sumedha reached Jeddah port with 278 evacuated passengers.

The third batch of another 135 stranded Indians, aboard the second IAF C-130J aircraft, left strife-torn Sudan on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, received the second batch of the 148 evacuated Indians as the first IAF C-130J reached Jeddah airport on Wednesday.

Earlier, naval vessel INS Sumedha reached Jeddah port with 278 evacuated passengers.

"#OperationKaveri in full swing. The second IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah, carrying another 135 passengers. This is the third batch of evacuees under #OperationKaveri," MEA tweeted.