In a shocking turn of events from the US, Indian entrepreneur Shruti Chaturvedi, founder of the PR firm Chaipani, has shared her ordeal of being detained for eight hours at a US airport by the police and the FBI. In her post shared on X, she has shared that she faced the 8 hour ordeal after a power bank in her friend’s luggage was considered ‘suspicious.’
During the detention, Chaturvedi has claimed that she was physically frisked by a male officer under surveillance cameras and was completely denied basic rights.
“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 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 powerbank in handbag ‘suspicious”, Indian entrepreneur Shruti Chaturvedi said in her post on X.
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 chilled room, not allowed to use a restroom, or make a single phone call, made…
— Shruti Chaturvedi
(@adhicutting) April 8, 2025
Power bank causes chaos for Indian female
“They found a power bank in my friend’s bag and handbag. And not only did they just flag it, they actually took the power bank and one of the airport security personnel, they used duct tape and they stuck it inside the cabin bag,” she was quoted as saying by a report by Hindustan Times.
“And they took a picture just to fabricate evidence, which they gave to the FBI saying that ‘she was carrying a power bank, hiding the power bank with the duct tape,’” Chaturvedi explained.
“When we were inside, I requested the FBI officer who came for questioning if he could call my father or some parent and just inform them that I am here because I was in another country travelling and they must be worried. But they did not call,” said Chaturvedi.
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