Overview
- Anant Mittal, known as On Road Indian, posted a Dec. 24 video saying Guangzhou immigration held him on Nov. 16 after a sticker on his passport triggered an alert.
- He alleges officers seized his phone and cameras, overlooked an iPad, and prevented him from contacting family or the Indian embassy during questioning.
- Mittal says he was denied food and received only a small amount of water despite repeated requests before being told his “process” was complete and to leave after about 15 hours.
- He believes scrutiny followed a prior clip in which he expressed support for an Arunachal Pradesh woman who reported an 18-hour detention at Shanghai Pudong; he later removed that clip.
- Indian outlets report he has returned safely and published his account online, and note there has been no public confirmation from Chinese authorities as the case renews concern over travel frictions tied to the border dispute.