New Delhi, June 9 -- Indian student handcuffed, pinned to the floor at a US airport before being deported - visuals of such a moment - has been doing the rounds on social media.

The person who posted the video, Kunal Jain, who is also a Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) alumni, claimed that the student was "treated like a criminal." As per his post, the harrowing scene unfolded at Newark Airport, New Jersey. Tagging the Indian Embassy and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Jain made an urgent appeal for intervention.

"I witnessed a young Indian student being deported from Newark Airport last night-handcuffed, crying, treated like a criminal," Jain wrote. "He came chasing dreams, not causing harm. As an NRI, I felt hel...