The issue of Sikh youth deported without turban reaches America

The Indian government has now raised the matter of the Sikh youth who was deported from America and reached Amritsar airport without a turban, before the US government. This youth had reached India on Saturday (15 February) night in a batch of 116 Indians deported from America. After his picture without a turban went viral, anger was seen in the Sikh community.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee also came into action for this matter and the Indian government was requested to take steps for this. On which the Indian government has now also talked to the US government in this regard.

On the flights that landed in Amritsar carrying Indian citizens from the US, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “The flights that landed in Amritsar on February 15 and 16 were a matter of concern for us, and we shared our concerns with the US government in this regard. We stressed that those who are being deported should be treated humanely and their religious sensitivities should also be taken care of. As per the information, children and women were not kept in any kind of shackles in the flights that landed in Amritsar on February 15 and 16.”

Mandeep shared the incident with Dainik Bhaskar

The young man who was seen without a turban at Amritsar airport is named Mandeep Singh. He is a resident of Amritsar. Mandeep Singh went to America via the Donkey route with the money he got after retirement from the Indian Army and by selling his wife’s jewellery.

According to Mandeep, after capturing him, the American soldiers removed his turban and threw it in the dustbin. His beard and hair were also cut off.

Traveled for 30 hours without eating

Mandeep told that when he was deported along with other Indians, his hands and feet were handcuffed and shackled. He was given only apples, chips and fruity to eat. Mandeep Singh did not eat anything during the 30-hour long journey due to the fear that the American soldiers might not let him go to the bathroom or there might not even be water in the bathroom. He travelled 30 hours from America to India by drinking only water and that too very little.