Watch: Officer shouts at woman seeking visa at Indian consulate in New York, incident under review
The woman wanted to travel to India because of her father’s death.
This is Vijay Shankar Prasad - the visa officer in charge @IndiainNewYork . Is this the representation of India? #AbuseOfPower @IndianEmbassyUS @MEAIndia @meaindia1 @sandiplomat @IndianDiplomacy @nytimes @sidhant @PremBhandariNYC @thevirdas @AmericanKahani @RomieDecosta pic.twitter.com/bsqFUo4Tsz
— Tina (@Tina71699557) November 27, 2021
My father passed away on Monday and this incident took place at @IndiainNewYork on Tuesday. I begged and pleaded for nearly an hour as my husband & I were threatened to be blacklisted from ever getting an Indian visa and the #NYPD was called on us. As I cried I was also told
— Tina (@Tina71699557) November 27, 2021
The Consulate General of India in New York said on Twitter it is reviewing the incident.
In response to media queries on a video being circulated on Social Media.@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndianEmbassyUS @MOS_MEA @M_Lekhi @RanjanRajkuma11 pic.twitter.com/QGf14u54wY
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) November 26, 2021
