Overview
- Sachin Awasthi says he and his wife, Deepshikha Mishra, were refused entry on arrival at Jeju Island and held in an airport detention area he described as jail-like for about 38 hours with scant information.
- He alleges officials pressured them to buy a return ticket priced at nearly ten times the usual fare in order to leave.
- During transit through China, Awasthi reports strict supervision, restricted phone access, limited food and water, poor sleeping conditions, and even monitored restroom visits by a police officer with a body camera.
- Awasthi says the Indian Embassy in South Korea did not assist during the episode, and his Instagram posts and detailed YouTube vlog have since gone viral.
- Coverage highlights Jeju’s distinct visa-free entry rules for direct arrivals as relevant context, while noting there are no independent confirmations or official statements from South Korean or Chinese authorities.