Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Who Is Shah Rukh Khan?

Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport
August 16, 2009

US customs officials on Saturday disputed claims that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained for two hours at a New Jersey airport, saying he was questioned for a little over an hour as part of the standard process for screening foreign travellers.

...he was detained because his name came up on a computer alert list at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

...Khan said he was able to message a lawmaker in India who asked the Indian embassy in Washington to seek his release. Khan was let go after embassy officials intervened...

Click link to read report on The Malaysian Insider.

2 comments:

sharonsb said...

There was a case of a little boy who was detained because his name was on the watch list. He must have annoyed his little sister too much.

d'Lion said...

Looks like Shah Rukh kah'n come in