Television actor Karanvir Bohra who was last seen in Bigg Boss 12 was recently detained in Moscow due to passport damage.
The actor took to Twitter and shared the news and said that the Indian embassy in the capital of Russia is helping him resolve the matter.
Karanvir Bohra detained in Moscow
He wrote, “So bummed… Waiting at Moscow airport because my passport is a little damaged. They are contemplating to deport me back to India. (Indian embassy in Moscow) I wished you would have told me that prior to issuing me the visa.”
so bummed… waiting at #moscowairport coz my passport is a little damaged.
They contemplating to deport me back to India. @IndEmbMoscowRus @IndEmbMoscow i wished you would have told me that prior to issuing me the visa.
feeling bad for @IndianFilmsRus— Karanvir Bohra (@KVBohra) January 30, 2019
Soon, his tweet was noticed by the Indian embassy in Moscow and they wrote, “Embassy officials are in touch with Russian authorities regarding the issue.”
Embassy officials are in touch with Russian authorities regarding the issue.
— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) January 30, 2019
Reverting back on this, Karanvir tweeted, “Thank you so much…. much much appreciated. Always good to know that I’m looked after by my @IndEmbMoscow.”
Thank you so much…. much much appreciated🙏
Always good to know that I’m looked after by my @IndEmbMoscow https://t.co/1W7ROLZihb— Karanvir Bohra (@KVBohra) January 30, 2019
The actor flew to Moscow on Tuesday afternoon for the MacCoffee Bollywood Film Festival.
According to a source, the damage wasn’t caught at the Indian airport. “Hence after Karanvir reached Moscow, it was noticed by the Russian immigration officials. While Karanvir has been at the airport for the last four hours, we hear that the Russian embassy, the Indian embassy and a lot of other people are working towards getting the issue sorted and having Karanvir enter the country and attend the festival he was originally there for,” said the source.
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Karanvir was a finalist on Bigg Boss 12. He is now looking forward to the release of his film Hume Tumse Pyar Kitna, expected to release later this year.