It IS a race against time for 43-year-old Akhil Bali, a Non-Resident Indian, who had visited India on a business trip and to renew his passport in December 2019 but needs to go back to the US urgently since his wife was tested positive for Corona on April 10.

However, Bali, currently in Mumbai, first needs to go back to his hometown in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to collect his passport before he can take a flight to the United States on April 18. He has been facing a tough time securing permissions from Mumbai and Maharashtra police for an e-pass to Bhopal.