Indian Entrepreneur Detained For 8 Hours At US Airport, Claims Physically Checked By Male Officers
Indian entrepreneur Shruti Chaturvedi has shared a disturbing story of being detained for eight hours at an airport in the United States, claiming she was treated unfairly by the police and the FBI.
According to Shruti, the whole ordeal started when airport security in Anchorage, Alaska, flagged a power bank in her luggage as suspicious on April 7, 2025.
In a series of social media posts, Shruti explained that she was questioned for hours about irrelevant things, stripped of her clothing, and forced to endure uncomfortable conditions while detained in a cold room.
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She also said that she was not allowed to use the restroom or make a phone call during the entire eight-hour period.
She alleged that a male officer physically checked her on camera, which made her feel violated and uncomfortable. In her post, she described how she was also made to miss her flight due to the long detention.
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Shruti shared her distress on platform X, tagging India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
She wrote: “Imagine being detained by Police and FBI for 8 hours, being questioned the most ridiculous things, physically checked by a male officer on camera, stripped off warm wear, mobile phone, wallet, kept in a chilled room, not allowed to use a restroom, or make a single phone call, made to miss your flight – all because the airport security found your power bank in your handbag ‘suspicious.'”
Imagine being detained by the Police and FBI for 8 hours, being questioned about the most ridiculous things, physically checked by a male officer on camera, stripped of warm wear, mobile phone, wallet, kept in chilled room, not allowed to use a restroom, or make a single phone call, made…
— Shruti Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 (@adhicutting) April 8, 2025
