The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) raised the matter with the US embassy in New Delhi. Videos of the Indian youth being pinned to the ground by US authorities at the Newark airport have gone viral.
Videos of the Indian youth being pinned to the ground by US authorities at the Newark airport have gone viral. Pic/Screengrab from viral video
India has raised with the United States of America an incident of an Indian man being handcuffed and allegedly treated like a criminal at the Newark Airport, official sources said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) raised the matter with the US embassy in New Delhi, they said.
Videos of the Indian youth being pinned to the ground by US authorities at the Newark airport have gone viral on social media platforms.
The incident of the Indian man, being "handcuffed and allegedly treated like a criminal" was filmed by an Indian-American who said that he felt "helpless and heartbroken".
Meanwhile, 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, sources told the PTI.
"We have so far not received any details about the incident or the circumstances under which he was restrained, the flight he had to board or boarded and his final destination," said a source.
India is continuing to follow up on the matter, the sources said.
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, they said, according to the PTI.
During his transit in Newark, on finding his behaviour not conducive for travel, he was restrained and admitted to a medical facility, they said.
Once he is fit to travel, the individual will be deported to India, the sources said, as per the PTI.
Consulate in New York continues to remain engaged with the US authorities on this matter, they added.
The sources said earlier, "We have so far not received any details about the incident or the circumstances under which he was restrained, the flight he had to board or boarded and his final destination," the news agency reported on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday posted pictures of the Indian student who was ill-treated in the US on X and wrote, "We demand that Prime Minister Modi should talk to President Trump and appeal for intervention in the atrocities happening against Indians and the fear that has gripped lakhs of Indian students in America."
The Modi Government is failing to protect the honour of India and Indians.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 10, 2025
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(with PTI inputs)
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