At a US airport,Indian businesswoman Shruti Chaturvedi was held for eight hours because her luggage contained a suspicious power bank.
Indian businesswoman Shruti Chaturvedi claims that a male officer kept her for eight hours and physically checked her bags after airport security deemed a power bank in her bag suspicious.
In an X post published this morning, Chaturvedi talked of her “worst” experience at the Anchorage airport in Alaska, when she was denied a phone call, forced to wait in a chilly area, stripped of her warm garments, and interrogated by the FBI and police—all while carrying a power bank in her handbag.
According to Chaturvedi,the founder of Chaaipani and India Action Project,she was also forced to miss her trip and denied access to the restroom. They also took away her money and cell phone.
She expressed her annoyance at the treatment she received on social media.
Imagine being held by the police and FBI for eight hours,being asked the most absurd questions,having your wallet,cell phone,and warm clothes taken away by a male officer on camera,being kept in a cold room,not being able to use the restroom or make any phone calls,and having to miss your flight because airport security deemed your powerbank in your handbag suspicious,she wrote on X.
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I’m already beyond the toughest seven hours,so I don’t need to imagine. Chaturvedi continued, tagging the Ministry of External Affairs,And we all know why.
The case of Shruti Chaturvedi serves as a reminder of how President Trump’s administration has tightened US immigration regulations.
Due to tales of tourists and visa holders being held for prolonged lengths of time, this climate has caused anxiety among foreign visitors, leading nations such as Canada and Germany to revise their travel advice to the United States.