India formally raises student detention issue with US

NEW DELHI: After a social media post claiming that an Indian student was detained and handcuffed at Newark airport in New Jersey went viral, the Indian govt formally raised the matter with the US embassy here.

Official sources said the Indian embassy in Washington and Indian consulate in New York have also been in touch with US authorities to ascertain details of the incident.“We have so far not received any details or the circumstances under which the man was restrained, the flight he had to board or boarded and his destination. We are following up on the matter,” said an official source.Amid the outrage in India over visuals , the US embassy, in a post on X, said: “The United States continues to welcome legitimate travellers to our country. However, there is no right to visit the United States”. The post came against the backdrop of a video and pictures emerging of the student being pinned to the floor at USA’s Newark Liberty airport before he was allegedly deported.