US journalist deported from Delhi airport, family claims he was on personal visit
According to his family, Singh, who is associated with an US news and entertainment company, landed at Delhi airport at 8.30 pm on Wednesday and was deported to the US within three hours. They claimed that Singh had come to India for a family reunion.
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'Vice' journalist Angad Singh was deported from the Delhi airport on August 24. (Express photo)US citizen and journalist Angad Singh was allegedly deported from Delhi airport Wednesday night, his family members in Punjab said on Thursday. They said no reason was given by the authorities.
According to his family, Singh, who is associated with an US news and entertainment company, landed at Delhi airport at 8.30 pm on Wednesday and was deported to the US within three hours. They claimed that Singh had come to India for a family reunion.
Immigration officials were yet to respond to queries from The Indian Express on the matter.
Singh’s mother Gurmeet Kaur, a writer, said in a post on Facebook: “Today, my son, an American citizen who travelled 18 hours to Delhi to visit us in Punjab, was deported. He was put on the next flight back to New York. They didn’t give a reason. But we know it is his award-winning journalism that scares them. It is the stories he did and the stories he is capable of. It is the love for his motherland that they can’t stand.”
“He is 6’5” tall. His back hurts after long flights in such small spaces. He must be wanting to lay down. I wish you Chardi Kala, my boy. It’s not easy to be a Sikh, a Gursikh on top, a journalist, a warrior of truth and justice. Speaking the truth has a price. We must pay for it,” she posted.
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