SRK detention: India summons US deputy chief of mission
After SM Krishna said incidents like these would not be atoned by mere apology, India summoned the US Deputy Chief of Mission today.
New Delhi: India summoned the US Deputy Chief of Mission in the Shah Rukh Khan detention case, official sources said on Friday.The Bollywood actor was detained at a New York airport for over two hours by immigration officials after arriving from India in a private plane with Nita Ambani, to address students at Yale University.[caption id="attachment_275756" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Reuters"]
[/caption]While Nita, wife of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, and the rest of their group were cleared immediately, Khan was stopped and was given immigration clearance only after about two hours, sources said.The US customs and border protection authorities expressed profound apologies for the Shah Rukh Khan detention incident.The United States apologised to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for any inconvenience when he was detained for over two hours at an American airport and said it would put in place systems that can help address such circumstances.US Embassy spokesperson Peter Vrooman said many Americans are great fans of Indian movies and respect the work of "great actor" Shah Rukh Khan.PTI
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