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Indian actor detained in Russia thanks Sushma Swaraj for temporary passport

He took to Twitter to share that he was detained at the airport.

Published: Fri 1 Feb 2019, 9:10 AM

Updated: Fri 1 Feb 2019, 11:19 AM

TV actor Karanvir Bohra, who was stuck at Moscow International Airport, has thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for helping him get a temporary passport and a visa for Russia.

Bohra on Wednesday took to social media to share that he was detained at the airport due to passport issues and asked the Indian embassy in Russia to intervene.

"I have no words to thank the @IndEmbMoscow 4 helping me get a brand new temporary passport and a visa. 

"Celebrity or no celebrity, I know one thing for sure, we Indians are in very safe hands when we travel abroad... Thanks to @SushmaSwaraj and the #IndianEmbassy for their help (sic)," he wrote on Thursday.

quote       View this post on Instagram I'm so so so thankful to the #indianembassymoscow @sushmaswarajofficial ji #indianembassy for helping me get a temproray passport here in #russiamoscow a special mention to #indianambassadormoscow @naiefmemon #MrDBvenkateshverma @indianfilmsrussia @rgstudios.in for taking care of this. lots of love to #thahseennazim @chintanpavlankar @rahulloomba @afrozshah_ #tabrezkhan #artur #karen #myfamily all my #industryfriends #kvbarmy and people who stood by me thru this 9 hour ordeal. im here in moscow and gonna live every minute of it... #allswellthatendswell #omnamoshivaya A post shared by ?????? ????? (@karanvirbohra) on Jan 30, 2019 at 8:44pm PST

Bohra is in Moscow for MacCoffee Bollywood Film Festival.

The actor was last seen in the reality TV show "Bigg Boss 12".