Woman Alleges 56 Indians Faced ‘Inhuman Behaviour’ In Georgia: ‘Forced To Sit On Footpath Like Cattle’

A woman in an alarming post on Instagram claimed that 56 Indian nationals faced “inhuman behaviour” while trying to enter Georgia from Armenia’s Sadakhlo border despite having valid e-visas and documents. She urged Indian authorities to take note of the situation and intervene on behalf of those affected.

In her post, she said the group had to wait for hours under harsh conditions at the border, with little communication or support.

‘Forced To Sit On Footpath Like Cattle’

In her Instagram post, the woman explained that she was part of a group of 56 Indians with valid e-visas. The group had entered via the Sadakhlo border from Armenia but were made to wait for more than “five hours in freezing cold” without food or access to washrooms.

She added

that their passports were taken for over two hours with no communication from the authorities.

“Forced to sit on the footpath like cattle. Took videos of us like criminals, but stopped us from filming. Didn’t even check our documents, simply claimed visas were ‘wrong’,” she added.

In the caption, she wrote, “This is how Georgia treats Indians. Shameful & unacceptable!” and tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

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Commenter Confirms The Experience

A person claiming to be part of the 56-member group backed up the woman’s account. They said the Georgian officials behaved “very humiliating and very rude.”

“We produced all the documents required and cooperated in all the best possible ways, with the supporting documents we had. But Georgia police gathered all the information about us and did not file any documents. They even took away our passports for 2 hours and made us stand in the middle of the road like cattle,” they added.

The commenter further strongly advised Indians against visiting Georgia, writing, “they don’t deserve to be our host in any means.”

Indians Share Their Experiences

The post drew significant attention online with many users sharing similar experiences.

One user commented, “This is a second incident which I came across this week about the ill treatment of Indians by Georgian officials! I wonder what’s going on.”

Another shared her own experience from 2019, saying, “Before entering Georgia, I had heard similar stories about immigration, but when I arrived there, they looked at me like a criminal enquiry. Fortunately, they granted me entry, and the rest was a dream visit. There were my Georgian artist friends at the airport to pick me & make me explore beautiful Georgia. They are very welcoming and kind too, but yes, for many years they have been creating problems for Indians.”

“I’ve travelled to over 60 countries, but Georgia was one of the few places that gave me a hard time at immigration, even though I had all required documents. I’ve heard of many Indians being deported, and despite living in Europe and holding visas for the US, Canada, Schengen, and the UK, it still didn’t matter because of the Indian passport. I’d warn fellow travelers to be prepared for the worst; unless you’re really lucky and meet a good officer, you might just walk out without any issues,” someone else wrote.

Deportations Targeting Indians

An immigration lawyer in Tbilisi specialising in student cases told The Wire that deportations targeting Indian and Pakistani nationals have sharply increased. The legal expert noted that even travellers with valid visas have been subjected to arbitrary visa rejections, detentions, and deportations without clear explanations or due process.

Case Of An Indian-Origin Medical Student

The Wire report also highlighted the case of an Indian-origin medical student who moved from Qatar to study in Georgia this July. His mother described how five years of documentation and financial investment ended in humiliation. She said her son was handcuffed, physically assaulted and deported without reason. She accused officials of destroying his dreams and treating him “like a criminal just because of his skin colour.”

Over three years, the family had worked to maintain his visa, TRC (Temporary Residence Card) and university documentation, but he was ultimately detained without warning.

She further mentioned that his son was walking outside his flat when plainly dressed officers violently handcuffed him and detained him for two days. During this period, he was denied water and humiliated “like his life didn’t matter,” after which he was deported.