He got permission to leave Australia.
But while his father survived, he s now one of 9500 Aussies stranded in the country.
His wife Isha, who is six months pregnant, is waiting in Sydney with the couple s son Viaan, three.
And while Mr Yagnik was lucky to secure a spot on one of DFAT s $1500 flights into Darwin earlier this month, it was cancelled amid the controversial travel ban, with Indian Aussies threatened with jail if they managed to get back another way.
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Mr Yagnik said he s struggling to cope being stuck in India, with his pregnant wife in Sydney.(Supplied)
Liberal Party of Australia
The National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response and changes to the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy.
National Cabinet continues to work together to address issues and find solutions for the health and economic consequences of COVID-19.
There have been 29,897 confirmed cases in Australia and, sadly, 910 people have died. More than 17.1 million tests have been undertaken in Australia.
Globally there have been over 155.6 million cases and sadly over 3.2 million deaths, with around 842,000 new cases and more than 13,000 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge in many countries around the world. Sadly in India there were more than 400,000 confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours.