Indian Covid hero honoured by Queen Elizabeth faces deportation from UK

London, February 12

An Indian who was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for supporting 50 families with free food during the Covid-19 pandemic, faces deportation to India after losing an immigration appeal in the UK.

Vimal Pandya, 42, had come from India in 2011 on a study visa but his college’s right to sponsor foreign students was revoked by the UK Home Office three years later, the Daily Mail reported.