Amid ongoing unrest in Iran, Iranian expatriates in India have painted a harrowing picture of the situation in Tehran, describing overflowing hospitals, streets littered with bodies, and families being forced to pay for the bullets that killed their children.

Abgine Khaki, a Tehran native currently residing in southern India, recounted the ordeal after speaking with her parents on Tuesday evening. “My father told me hospitals are full of bodies. The administration is using bulldozers to clear the streets. They’re not even handing over the dead to families unless they pay—around 500 million Toman (approximately $4,000 or ₹360,000),” she said.

Khaki added that some officials were reportedly demanding payment for the bullets themselves. “What kind of state does that to its own people?” she questioned, highlighting the extreme measures taken against civilians during the crackdown.

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Eyewitness accounts from Iranians abroad indicate that the government’s response has been brutal, with heavy-handed suppression of protests that erupted over economic hardships, including a collapsing currency and surging inflation.

The unfolding crisis has left families in anguish, unable to properly mourn or recover the bodies of their loved ones, while raising serious concerns over human rights violations. The international community has been closely monitoring the situation, with calls for accountability and immediate humanitarian relief.

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