Srushti Hode, an Indian student studying in the UK, was detained in Copenhagen by Danish authorities who allege she was overstaying the limit of her visa. (Image: SOURCED)
The student from Maharashtra was released by the Danish authorities in Copenhagen after BJP’s overseas members and top leadership intervened.
A student from Maharashtra was detained by Danish authorities in Copenhagen who blamed her for overstaying in the country.
Srushti Hode, who is a student in the UK, was in the Danish capital to attend an event hosted by the overseas members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
She was detained at the Copenhagen airport by Danish immigration authorities who claimed she was overstaying. Hode says she was detained as she was about to fly out of the nation but her inward flight had gotten delayed.
She also said that she was given a two-day visa.
Hode was later released after functionaries from the overseas wing of the BJP intervened.
“I wasn’t making any stories up and cooperated with them,” she said.
Sources speaking to CNN-News18 said Hode was released after the top leadership intervened, with Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale, the in-charge of the BJP’s department of foreign affairs, taking the lead.
Hode claimed that no food was given to her during her detention. She said she feels she was targeted because she is associated with the BJP.
“I was victimised because I was attending a BJP conference. During the interview, I told them I was a student and am a social worker in the UK. But they perused my social media handles and knew I had connections with the party,” Hode said.
“They also did not treat me well. They did not offer me tea or coffee. I was stuck in the airport for more than 24 hours,” she further added.
She also said that Denmark slapped a two-year entry ban to the European Union (EU) on her and termed the decision ‘unjustified’.
She was allowed to return to the UK following intervention from the functionaries of the BJP.