So for once, govt officials do their job right and they are being criticised for it? There is no provision in Indian law for a transit or temp visa, thus this story of a Frenchman being given a visa is simply a dastardly effort to malign the officials, and I feel this is just a diversion from the main story.
The same parents would make double or triple sure that if they are travelling to the US, that they have all their paper work in order, so why this carelessness when travelling to India?
Even in the US, the immigration officials would have done the exact same thing, deported them on the next available flight.
I totally support the officials and blame the parents 100% for putting their kids thru this ordeal, it's the parents responsibility to make sure their kids are safe.