Indian Influencer, Wife Detained 38 Hours in South Korea & China: 'Treated Like Criminals'

• Indian content creator Sachin Awasthi and his wife claim they were detained for 38 hours on Jeju Island, South Korea.
• They were denied entry without clear explanation and held in a detention center described as a 'jail' with no sunlight or outside access.
• Awasthi reported being given 'jail food' and pressured to book an expensive return ticket, costing almost 10 times the normal price.
• During transit through China, they faced further detention, restricted communication, limited food/water, and monitored restroom use.
• Awasthi stated that while immigration decisions are authorities' right, they had no right to treat them like criminals.