- Wednesday, June 11, 2025
The Consulate General of India in New York has said it has taken note of the video and in touch with local authorities
By: India Weekly
THE VIDEOS and pictures of an Indian student getting handcuffed and pinned to the floor at an airport in the US before being deported have gone viral on social media.
The Consulate General of India in New York has said it has taken note of the video and is taking action.
“We have come across social media posts claiming that an Indian national is facing difficulties at Newark Liberty International Airport. We are in touch with local authorities in this regard,” the Indian Consulate said in a post on X.
The video was posted online by an Indian-American social entrepreneur, Kunal Jain.
The video shows the Indian man pinned to the ground by Port Authority Police and being handcuffed.
“I witnessed a young Indian student being deported from Newark Airport last night – handcuffed, crying, treated like a criminal. He came chasing dreams, not causing harm. As an NRI, I felt helpless and heartbroken. This is a human tragedy,” Jain said in his post.
This poor guy was speaking in Haryanvi language. I could recognise his accent where he was saying in Hindi, ‘Mai pagal nahi hu, yeh mujhe pagal bana rahe hai’ (I’m not mad, they’re trying to make me mad),”
Here more videos and @IndianEmbassyUS need to help here. This poor guy was speaking in Haryanvi language. I could recognise his accent where he was saying “में पागल नहीं हूँ , ये लोग मुझे पागल साबित करने में लगे हुए हे” pic.twitter.com/vV72CFP7eu
— Kunal Jain (@SONOFINDIA) June 8, 2025
The Congress on Tuesday (10) slammed the government and demanded that prime minister Narendra Modi should immediately talk to president Donald Trump and take up the “mistreatment” of Indians in America.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Modi government is continuously failing to protect the honour of India and Indians.
“For the past one year, Indian citizens and students living in America are being repeatedly mistreated, but prime minister Modi is maintaining silence or it should be assumed that he is unable to muster the courage to speak,” Ramesh said.
It is his most important responsibility to protect the honor and respect of India and Indians, Ramesh asserted.
Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera tagged a post on X carrying the video, and observed, “This is too painful, too humiliating and too distressing to watch. As a country, why should we tolerate this humiliation?”
“From the days when we showed the muscle to the US during the Devyani Khobragade issue to now seeing our citizens being treated like animals, do we have no goodwill left in the world?” the Congress leader said.
