Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest after a video emerged showing an Indian student being handcuffed and pinned to the floor at a US airport, in New Delhi. Pics/PTI and X
Updated On: 2025-06-11 08:50 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Videos of the Indian youth being pinned to the ground by US authorities at the Newark airport have gone viral. Pic/screengrab from the viral video
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) raised the matter with the US embassy in New Delhi, they said
The Indian embassy in Washington DC and the Indian Consulate in New York have also been in touch with the US authorities to ascertain the details of the case, the sources told the PTI
The incident of the Indian man, being "handcuffed and allegedly treated like a criminal" was filmed by an Indian-American, who said he felt "helpless and heartbroken"
Our Consulate in New York has ascertained that the individual who belongs to Haryana had entered the United States illegally without a valid visa and was being deported back to India as per a court order, sources said, according to the PTI
