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India strongly registered its concerns with US on shackling of deportees: Parliament told

India strongly registered its concerns with US on shackling of deportees: Parliament told

New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) India had strongly registered its concerns with the US on the treatment meted out to Indian deportees on a flight that landed on February 5, particularly on the use of shackles, especially on women, parliament was told today.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Lok Sabha that from January 2025 till date, a total of 388 Indian nationals have been deported to India from the United States.
Of these, 333 Indian nationals, after verification, were deported directly from the US to India on three separate chartered flights which landed on February 5, 15 and 16 respectively.

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