US journalist Angad Singh allegedly denied entry into India, deported to New York, claims family

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
26:
A
US
citizen
of
Indian
origin
and
journalist
Angad
Singh
was
deported
to
New
York
soon
after
he
landed
in
New
Delhi
on
Wednesday
night,
his
mother
claimed
in
a
Facebook
post.

Singh,
who
produces
documentaries
for
Vice
News
with
a
focus
on
Asia,
was
on
a
personal
visit
to
India,
his
mother
Gurmeet
Kaur
said.
“My
son,
an
American
citizen
who
travelled
18
hours
to
Delhi
to
visit
us
in
Punjab,
was
deported.
Put
in
the
next
flight
back
to
New
York,”
Kaur
said.

“They
did
not
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.
It
is
the
cutting
edge
reporting
of
Vice
News
that
gets
to
them,”
Kaur
claimed.

Singh
has
produced
a
series
of
documentaries
on
the
COVID-19
pandemic
in
India
as
also
on
the
farmers’ protests
on
the
borders
of
the
national
capital
against
the
now-repealed
three
farm
laws.

FBI
probe
possible
plot
against
Iranian-American
journalist

Singh’s
coverage
of
the
deadly
Delta
wave
of
the
pandemic
last
year
had
earned
him
an
Emmy
nomination.
There
was
no
immediate
official
comment
on
Singh’s
deportation.

According
to
HT,
Gurmeet,
who
is
also
settled
in
US,
is
in
India
at
present.
Singh
was
planning
to
come
to
India
on
a
personal
visit
to
meet
his
family
members.