A viral social media publish claimed that an Indian pupil was “mercilessly pulled with each palms and legs, cuffed and tied” by US authorities at Newark airport. The publish reveals the Indian nationwide pinned to the ground and handcuffed within the airport premises.
The incident could have occurred round June 7. An X consumer mentioned in a June 8 publish that he witnessed “a younger Indian pupil being deported from Newark Airport final evening— handcuffed, crying, handled like a felony.”
“He got here chasing desires, not inflicting hurt. As an NRI, I felt helpless and heartbroken. It is a human tragedy,” the consumer mentioned.
He shared some movies and sought the Indian embassy’s assist in reconciling him together with his dad and mom. The harrowing visuals confirmed the scholar pinned to the bottom as a minimum of 4 officers held him down.
“This poor man was talking in Haryanvi language. I might recognise his accent the place he was saying “में पागल नहीं हूँ , ये लोग मुझे पागल साबित करने में लगे हुए हे [I am not mad, there are trying to prove that I am mad],” the consumer posted in a sequence of tweets.
The scholar appears “disoriented” in the course of the incident. “This poor children father or mother received’t know what’s taking place to him. @IndianEmbassyUS @DrSJaishankar he was to be boarded final evening in the identical flight with me however he by no means acquired boarded. Somebody wants to seek out out what’s occurring with him at New Jersey authorities. I discovered him disoriented,” the X consumer mentioned.
Because the Indian Consulate Common took discover of the incident, the witness mentioned in one other publish, “That is the facility of individuals! We want this child again safely ot his dad and mom. thats all. His poor face continues to be haunting me each second, and I refuse to relaxation till I do know his present standing.”
“They mercilessly pulled him with each palms and legs, cuffed and tied,” the witness alleged.
What did the Indian Embassy say?
The Consulate General of India in New York posted on X, saying, “We have now come throughout social media posts claiming that an Indian nationwide is going through difficulties at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport. We’re in contact with native authorities on this regard.”
“The Consulate stays ever committed for the welfare of Indian Nationals,” the assertion added.
