Indian detained in Newark had no visa, did not fit to travel: Government | Bharat News

New Delhi: The government said on Wednesday that the Indian nationally detained at Newark Airport had illegally entered the US – without a valid visa – and returned to India as per the order of the court. According to official sources, he was restrained with handcuffs as his behavior did not fit for travel.The picture of Indian National given by law enforcement went viral on social media, forcing the Ministry of External Affairs to increase the issue with US officials. “In relation to an Indian national detained at Newark Airport in New Jersey in the United States, our consulate in New York has discovered that a person belonging to Haryana had illegally entered the United States without a valid visa and was being sent back to India as per court order.”“During his transit in Newark, he was stopped and accepted in a medical facility,” he said, “he was stopped and accepted in a medical facility,” he said.Once he is fit to travel, the person will be sent to India, Indian officials said. “Our consulate in New York is associated with US officials on the matter,” said an official.The TTHE American Embassy said on Tuesday that the US would not tolerate illegal entry as it welcomes legitimate passengers in the country. ,