‘Stripped Off Warm Wear, Not Allowed To Use Restroom’: Influencer Shruti Chaturvedi Claims Harassment At Alaska Airport Over Powerbank

Influencer Shruti Chaturvedi, who runs the public relations firm Chaipani, has shared her harrowing experience at Anchorage airport in Alaska, USA, where she was reportedly detained for eight hours after security personnel deemed her power bank "suspicious."

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Chaturvedi detailed the ordeal: "Imagine being detained by Police and FBI for 8 hours, being questioned the most ridiculous things, physically checked by a male officer on camera, stripped off warm wear, mobile phone, wallet, kept in chilled room, not allowed to use a restroom, or make a single phone call, made to miss your flight - all because the airport security found your powerbank in handbag 'suspicious.'"

She added, "I don't have to imagine, already past the worst 7 hours. And we all know why."

In her social media post, Chaturvedi tagged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the Ministry of External Affairs, apparently seeking intervention or assistance regarding her situation.

According to her social media timeline, Chaturvedi had previously shared information about her Alaska visit on March 30. Since then, she had posted several pictures documenting her trip before the detention incident occurred.

"Flew to Alaska, drove through the Dalton Highway, crossed the Arctic Circle, and watched the Northern Lights from room balcony on the night I was not prepared to see one," she wrote in a post on March 30.