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IN PHOTOS: NSUI protests against Indian student handcuffed, pinned to floor at US airport

Updated On: 11 June, 2025 08:50 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

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

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India has raised with the United States of America the incident of Indian youth being handcuffed and allegedly treated like a criminal at the Newark Airport, official sources said on Wednesday. Pics/PTI and X

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India has raised with the United States of America the incident of Indian youth being handcuffed and allegedly treated like a criminal at the Newark Airport, official sources said on Wednesday. Pics/PTI and X
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

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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

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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