New Delhi, May 11 -- Nishant Pitti, Founder and Chairman of EaseMyTrip, cautioned travelers about the potential national security risks posed by certain travel platforms, highlighting that companies with significant Chinese ownership may be accessing Indian passport data.

Pitti, in a post on social media platform X, cautioned that popular travel apps with Chinese ownership may be accessing Indian passport data, adding that it is a matter of national security.

In the X post, Nishant Pitti, Founder and Chairman of EaseMyTrip said, "Before booking your travel, ask - is the platform truly aligned with Bharat, or majority-owned by foreign regimes hostile to us? @PMOIndia @MEAIndia @HMOIndia @GoI_MeitY Some popular travel apps, with significa...